A resident found on the floor
RN OSCE practice station
Risk assessment · 2 min to read · 8 min to perform
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Assess her, identify ongoing risks and arrange the next steps.
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Olive Turner, 86, a resident of Banksia Lodge, has been found on the floor beside her chair. RN Casey Bell is with her. Assess her, identify ongoing risks and arrange the next steps. The on-call doctor can be phoned.
What this station tests
- Treat acute injury before completing routine falls-risk tasks.
- Uncertain head strike on anticoagulation needs explicit communication.
- Do not test standing or straighten a limb with suspected fracture.
Sources for the clinical content
- ACSQHC: Falls prevention
- ACSQHC: Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard
- Healthdirect: Head injuries
An original practice scenario with invented patients. Not an exam question.