I wonder if there is anyone out there who, like me, who has been slogging through the NMC application process and has taken or will take the OSCE? Are any of you ANGRY about the OSCE? I am.
Those of us applying to be registered in the UK have been put through the ringer, been vetted in every way imaginable (references, one year of practical experience required, education hours, training hours, IELTS, etc), and the fact that they add a practical test on top of that is just redundant, unnecessary, and a huge waste of time and resources for everyone. Especially amid the UK nursing shortage, when they should be facilitating the immigration of well-qualified nurses, not hindering us!
I recently took the OSCE and failed the skills section for absolutely bogus and arbitrary reasons. But before finding out that I had a "partial fail", I initially came out of that test feeling confident, like I had done well, and there is no way they would judge me to be an incompetent nurse. But despite my feeling that I performed well, I also emerged from the test simultaneously angry and frustrated, for having just committed 5 weeks of my life to stressing, floundering through disorganized, overabundant study materials on the Nile website, and traveling across the world... all for a test that clearly has nothing to do with assessing a nurse's competence. All the OSCE succeeds in testing is our willingness to jump through meaningless hoops and pay excessive fees!
The fact that we are subjected to this psychological roller coaster is infuriating... especially from an organization whose bedrock is the holistic caretaking of all people!
And why the exorbitant fees? Why do we have to repay the fee if we sit again for the test? Exactly whose pockets are we lining? The whole thing just rubs me the wrong way.
I'm just appalled at what I and others have been through with the OSCE. I plan to appeal my test result and also lodge a complaint both with the University of Northampton and the NMC, who are the controllers of the OSCE. If anyone is interested, I will share what I write, and I encourage ANYONE who is frustrated to write to the NMC and make yourself heard!!!
I'm not sure if I'm allowed, but it was really really basic, and they tries to say the first time I didn't do it so I was SURE to do it this time. It's an absolute joke honestly, I'm lost for words. I use to be positive I was a great nurse, this was my calling, I saved people in the ICU due to pure nurse intuition and actually questioning the dr. S and being right, which we r taught in america that is our job as nurses is to double check the physicians as we are all human and make mistakes. But the nmc makes me feel like a total idiot. It seems on the nmc website like I jave to start COMPLETELY over from the ielts test????? I thought it was just the end stuff we had to redo, I'm 16 weeks pregnant and I've literally just made myself I'll over this test, it's absolutely crazy this process. I nailed that test the 2nd time, I truly did. What country r u from originally?
I'm not sure if I'm allowed, but it was really really basic, and they tries to say the first time I didn't do it so I was SURE to do it this time. It's an absolute joke honestly, I'm lost for words. I use to be positive I was a great nurse, this was my calling, I saved people in the ICU due to pure nurse intuition and actually questioning the dr. S and being right, which we r taught in america that is our job as nurses is to double check the physicians as we are all human and make mistakes. But the nmc makes me feel like a total idiot. It seems on the nmc website like I jave to start COMPLETELY over from the ielts test????? I thought it was just the end stuff we had to redo, I'm 16 weeks pregnant and I've literally just made myself I'll over this test, it's absolutely crazy this process. I nailed that test the 2nd time, I truly did. What country r u from originally?
Ohh dear.. I cant imagine the stress you are in right now especially that you are pregnant. They are absolutely pedantic in that university. Im from the philippines. I was a nurse there for 3 years. I think they are all thinking about the money. Yes, on the 3rd take it will be back to square one again with you having to resubmit all the documents that they require.
Ido we have to retake the ielts and the cbt?? I spoke to the nmc yesterday and they said I didn't have to redo anything? But they aren't very organizized they've given me wrong answers before
Ido we have to retake the ielts and the cbt?? I spoke to the nmc yesterday and they said I didn't have to redo anything? But they aren't very organizized they've given me wrong answers before
No need to take the Ielts and cbt but the paperworks should be done again. Like the references, school and declaration of health.
Such a ridiculous process. It's funny because my great aunt is a really famous English nurse, maybe the most famous British nurse named Edith Cavell, they have statues to her in London, an edith cavell nurse foundation, an edith cavell hospital, and I can't even get my pin here, and I take my nursing so seriously partly due to the fact I jave a lot to live up to with edith cavell as my great aunt
Such a ridiculous process. It's funny because my great aunt is a really famous English nurse, maybe the most famous British nurse named Edith Cavell, they have statues to her in London, an edith cavell nurse foundation, an edith cavell hospital, and I can't even get my pin here, and I take my nursing so seriously partly due to the fact I jave a lot to live up to with edith cavell as my great aunt
Hello Ashley! thanks for sharing that info, it must have been so disappointing for you because of the OSCE results. What are your plans then? Are you going to do a third one?
Yeah I'm gonna redo everything and try again, I really feel like I've mastered the test subjects in the osce, I'm still in disbelief I failed but I'll keep retaking till I pass
Yeah I'm gonna redo everything and try again, I really feel like I've mastered the test subjects in the osce, I'm still in disbelief I failed but I'll keep retaking till I pass
it's just so frustrating how you have to pay all the fees, prepare for the exam just to find out that they fail you even if you know all too well that you are more than capable of all those exams. i have to wait 6mos to do the process again but i will appeal my case
Hello! Had anyone here ever got the chance to file an appeal to the UoN? If so, can you please tell me what actions or response did they had? Please share your insights.
ashleycavell
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I'm not sure if I'm allowed, but it was really really basic, and they tries to say the first time I didn't do it so I was SURE to do it this time. It's an absolute joke honestly, I'm lost for words. I use to be positive I was a great nurse, this was my calling, I saved people in the ICU due to pure nurse intuition and actually questioning the dr. S and being right, which we r taught in america that is our job as nurses is to double check the physicians as we are all human and make mistakes. But the nmc makes me feel like a total idiot. It seems on the nmc website like I jave to start COMPLETELY over from the ielts test????? I thought it was just the end stuff we had to redo, I'm 16 weeks pregnant and I've literally just made myself I'll over this test, it's absolutely crazy this process. I nailed that test the 2nd time, I truly did. What country r u from originally?