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Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) Syllabus
NMC's practical clinical exam for internationally trained nurses and midwives joining the UK register.. The complete Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) outline — 5 subjects, 19 chapters and 74 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 12 topics · 14 sub-topics
Assessment and Care Planning (APIE)4 chapters · 15 topics · 12 sub-topics
Clinical Skills Stations4 chapters · 18 topics · 15 sub-topics
Communication, Values and Professional Practice4 chapters · 15 topics · 8 sub-topics
Safety, Safeguarding and Legal-Ethical Practice4 chapters · 14 topics · 6 sub-topics
Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) flashcard decks
254 question-and-answer cards across 5 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
How to work through the Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Clinical Skills Stations carries 18 topics while Exam Structure, Format and Marking carries 12. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE).
The ~65 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus?
Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) covers 5 subjects: Exam Structure, Format and Marking, Assessment and Care Planning (APIE), Clinical Skills Stations, Communication, Values and Professional Practice and Safety, Safeguarding and Legal-Ethical Practice. Together they contain 19 chapters and 74 named topics.
How many topics does the Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus contain?
The full Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) outline breaks down into 19 chapters, 74 topics and 55 sub-topics. Clinical Skills Stations is the largest single subject with 18 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus?
Roughly 65 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 3 weeks.
Are there Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) flashcards?
Yes — 254 question-and-answer flashcards across 5 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NMC OSCE) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.