NMC OSCE Exam Failed Second Resit and I Sent an Appeal
Hi. I am a US trained nurse living in the UK currently and I am in the process of obtaining my UK nursing license. I failed my NMC Adult Nursing OSCE the first attempt and I just got my results back for my second attempt and I failed again. I failed because according to the examiner I did not look at the patient wristband and verify their ID, when I clearly verbalized it to the examiner and looked at it as well. I put in for an appeal. My first appeal was rejected and I was given a level 2 appeal form. I just don’t understand why this is the case. I am competent and made sure I did everything correctly. The exam center even got the date wrong for my exam and I pointed that out to them. I honestly feel so angry since I worked so hard for this. Has this happened to anyone else and can anyone give me advice on this? This has made me feel so hopeless and angry because if they don’t accept my second appeal I made I only have one more chance to resit it and it will be two stations. My clinical assessor was also very rude and had a bad attitude towards me while grading my exam. My current job told me once I pass this nursing exam they can sponsor me on a work visa so I can stay in the UK, since I would need visa sponsorship because I am from the US.