Persistent pain after amputation at home
RN OSCE practice station
Pain management · 2 min to read · 8 min to perform
Assess pain and its impact, explain supportive options and arrange a review plan.
Michael DlaminiPeople think it cannot hurt because the foot is gone.
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You are the RN in a community nursing service. Michael Dlamini, aged 60, has a healed below-knee amputation and reports distressing pain that feels as though it is in the absent foot. Assess pain and its impact, explain supportive options and arrange a review plan. Complete the supplied practice record. You and the patient are in the room; assistance can be called. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.
What this station tests
- Believe Michael’s absent-foot pain and assess its effect on sleep and rehabilitation.
- Review actual medicine use and benefit before seeking pain-team advice.
- Assess mood directly and check skin sensation before heat or cold suggestions.
- Agree a functional goal and multidisciplinary review without promising cure.
Sources for the clinical content
- ACSQHC: Comprehensive Care Standard
- ACSQHC: Making informed choices (informed consent)
- ACSQHC: Communicating for Safety Standard
- Healthdirect: Amputation, recovery and complications
An original practice scenario with invented patients. Not an exam question.