City University OSCEs

• Year 1 Formative OSCE 12 stations – prior to 1st placement

• Year 1- Summative OSCE Hand washing, Apron & Gloves, MRSA swab

• Year 2 – New OSCE planned • Year 3 – Teaching a junior student a skill or aspect of

care

Formative OSCE

• GoodPerformance is confident, fluent and accurate. There may be some minor mistakes or omissions but these are quickly corrected without any prompting. Good technique and correct reading/result was obtained.

• SatisfactoryPerformance lacks fluency but your technique is satisfactory. There were several mistakes or omissions but these were recognised and corrected, although not always straightaway. May not have achieved the correct reading/result at first attempt but recognises this and would repeat the procedure

Formative OSCE• More work needed

Performance is slow and lack co-ordination (or swift but inaccurate) with lots of mistakes or omissions. The correct reading/result may be obtained but this appears to be by chance. You appear muddled about what you are doing and why. If this were a summative OSCE you would have failed.

• Much more work needed Performance is poor with many mistakes or omissions. You have got some of the technique right but you do not appear to understand what you are doing or why. The correct reading/result may be obtained but this appears to be by chance. If this were a summative OSCE you would have failed.

Summative OSCE

• Good Performance is accurate and fluent. There may have been a few minor mistakes or omissions but these were quickly corrected without any prompting. Good technique and the correct reading/result was obtained.

• Satisfactory Performance may lack fluency but your technique is satisfactory. There were several mistakes or omissions but these were recognised and corrected, although not always straightaway. You may not have achieved the correct reading/result at first attempt but recognised this and would repeat the procedure.

Summative OSCE• Borderline Pass

Performance is slow and lack fluency but your techniques are correct. You made several mistakes/omissions but you asked for appropriate help or recognised this in reflection. You are safe because you can identify your mistakes but need much more practice in order to develop a confident, accurate performance.

• Fail You have failed to demonstrate safe practice due to the reasons indicated on the checklist and marking record.

Global Marking Record

Safe • Throughout• Potential risk• Unacceptable riskAccurate• Throughout• Potential risk• Unacceptable riskSpeed & Fluency• Reasonable throughout• Most of the time• Not sufficiently

Requests for assistance (1st Year OSCE only)

• Appropriate• InappropriateCommunicated effectively• Throughout• Most of the time• Not sufficientlyInsight into own performance• Good• Adequate• Inadequate

Overall Grade

• Good• Satisfactory• Borderline Pass• Fail

• Plus qualitative comments to support the grade awarded

Hand washing checklist

get water running at desired temperaturewet hands and apply sufficient soap to create a good lathermake sure all the following areas are thoroughly washed:

palms; finger nails, finger tips; backs of hands; around thumbs; between fingers & wrists

if wearing a wedding ring, move & wash underneath itrinse hands thoroughlyallow excess water to run off while holding the hands upwardsturn off taps using elbows or armsusing paper towels, dry hands working from finger tips to wristsdispose of paper towels in the black waste bin using foot pedal

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