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Lead the rural safety plan for remote prescribing and medication access — OSCE
OSCE station for remote prescribing and medication access.
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MRCPCH ClinicalRACP DCERCPSC Pediatrics
Prompt
A remote nurse requests ongoing antibiotics and a new anticonvulsant for a child when the nearest pharmacy is closed for the weekend.
Candidate brief
You have eight minutes to lead a safe plan with the local team and family. Stabilise priorities, escalate early, explain the stay-versus-go decision, and address cultural and transport realities. [1][2]
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- [1]Downing J et al. Striving for Equity, Justice, and Access to Palliative Care Through Cancer and Palliative Nursing in Uganda: A Narrative Review. Semin Oncol Nurs, 2026.PMID 42173745
- [2]Haimi M et al. Challenging assumptions: a tripartite assessment of medical quality, resource utilization, and equity concerns in pediatric telemedicine. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 2025.PMID 40796835
- [3]Ciminelli AL et al. Digital health intervention to optimise heart failure management after hospital discharge in Brazil (OPT-HF): a randomised clinical trial protocol. BMJ Open, 2025.PMID 40250873