OMSB Nurse Exam case studies
OMSB Nurse Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The OMSB Nurse Exam is delivered by the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), the Omani body that describes its role as developing specialised physicians and assuring the competencies of health care professionals. Nursing candidates encounter OMSB through its occupational classification examinations, which sit within the Board's Professional Competence Affairs structure alongside certificate verification and equivalency and CPD accreditation. The OMSB Nurse Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,765 words.
1Post-operative Day 2: Delirium or Sepsis?
Mr A is 68 and on post-operative day 2 after a right hemicolectomy (converted from laparoscopic to open) for colon cancer. His history includes type 2 diabetes, hypertension and an ejection fraction of 35%.
977 words, about 5 min2Severe Preeclampsia on Magnesium Sulfate: Drowsy with Falling Urine Output
Mrs B is 34 weeks pregnant, admitted 14 hours ago with severe preeclampsia: blood pressure persistently above 160/110 mmHg, headache, 3+ proteinuria, platelets 96 × 10⁹/L, aspartate aminotransferase 88 U/L. She received a 4 g magnesium sulfate loading dose and is maintained on 1 g/hour.
906 words, about 5 min3Wake-Up Stroke on Apixaban: The Family Asks for Clot-Busting
At 07:10 a 74-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his son. He went to bed well at 22:00 and was found at 06:30 with right arm and leg weakness and halting speech.
928 words, about 5 min4Smear-Positive Tuberculosis in a School Bus Driver
A 41-year-old man who drives a school bus carrying 60 children was diagnosed five days ago with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (3+ acid-fast bacilli, cavitary right upper lobe). He began rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol under directly observed therapy yesterday and is in his first week of treatment.
947 words, about 5 min5'Do Not Tell My Mother': A Capacitated Patient Asks About Her Diagnosis
Mrs C is 79 and was admitted with obstructive jaundice. Staging shows metastatic pancreatic cancer with liver metastases.
1,007 words, about 5 min