National Early Warning Score NEWS(2) chart and guidance
You may be required to complete this with observations in the Assessment station of your APIE), so please read it carefully so you know how to transcribe observations onto it, calculate a score and take appropriate action.
Watch the videos associated with the NEWS chart by using this link
NICE guideline on Sepsis
Recognition, diagnosis and early management.
Please use the links to educational resources and watch the educational video’s on the Sepsis UK website.
It is unlikely that the following will feature in the mental health OSCE but useful as future reference.
Administration of inhaled medications (AIM)
There are seven relevant videos on how to use several inhalers on the Asthma UK website which you can view by using this link.
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
You may be required to complete this with observations in the Assessment station of your APIE), so please read it carefully so you know how to transcribe observations onto it, calculate a score and take appropriate action.
On this website you will find a video to watch about the GCS and also a test which you are encouraged to take, you can take the test as many times as you like (until you know the answers)
