Nursing role-plays
Cases generated against a nursing topic schema — diabetes counselling, post-op handover, wound care and infection screening.
For nurses
OET Speaking practice built formigrating nurses.
Live AI patient role-plays, 9-criteria Speaking scoring, and a case bank tuned to nursing scenarios — plus an AI marker that scores your OET Writing referral letters on all six official criteria.
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Nursing-specific cases
Profession-aware role-plays covering 8+ nursing scenarios.
9-criteria OET scoring
Full official rubric — automatically scored on every role-play.
5+ regulators served
UK NMC · AHPRA / NMBA · NCNZ and more.
OET Writing, marked
Referral letters scored on all 6 official Writing criteria, with inline annotations.
What nurses get
Built around the scenarios nurses actually face.
A community nurse explaining post-op care to a recently discharged patient who is reluctant to start their physiotherapy exercises.
Every OET criterion, scored
Intelligibility, fluency, appropriateness, grammar, empathy, patient perspective, structure, gathering, giving — plus a 0–500 overall and an A–E grade.
Pronunciation diagnostics
Industry-grade pronunciation analysis surfaces the specific words that hurt your score — including the clinical vocabulary nurses say every day.
Cue verification per task
Each role-card has 4–5 tasks. We verify each one against your transcript with the exact quote you used — hit, partial, or miss.
Targets nurses' weak spots
Most nurses lose marks in the same places: understanding the patient perspective, providing structure, information giving (jargon control). The recommender targets these criteria first.
Nursing Writing letters, marked
Write a nursing referral letter against a profession-specific case, then get it scored on all six official OET Writing criteria — with inline annotations and band-5 + band-7 model answers.
Privacy by default
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Where nurses use it
Accepted by the regulators nurses register with.
OET is recognised by healthcare regulators in every major destination. Practice on OET Live and you're preparing for the exact same Speaking format every one of them assesses.
United Kingdom
UK NMC
Australia
AHPRA / NMBA
New Zealand
NCNZ
Ireland
NMBI
Singapore
SNB
What each board asks for
You may not need Grade B in all four.
Almost every prep site tells nurses they need Grade B in all four sub-tests. For several of the largest destinations that is simply not true, and believing it costs candidates a re-sit they never needed. Here is what each board actually asks for.
| Regulator | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Writing is C+ (300–340), not B. Scores may also be combined across two sittings. | B | B | C+ | B |
Australia Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia The strict one. AHPRA and the Department of Home Affairs both apply B across all four. | B | B | B | B |
Ireland Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) | B | B | B | B |
New Zealand Nursing Council of New Zealand Same Writing concession as the NMC. | B | B | C+ | B |
Canada College of Nurses of Ontario Canadian provincial colleges cluster here — B for the spoken and heard, C+ for the read and written. | B | C+ | C+ | B |
United States Texas Board of Nursing Most US state boards sit at C+ across the board, well below what candidates assume. | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
United Arab Emirates Dubai Health Authority | C | C | C | C |
Singapore Allied Health Professions Council Singapore | B | B | B | B |
- Grade C+ is 300–340 on the 0–500 scale; Grade B is 350–440.
- The NMC will combine scores across two OET sittings rather than making you clear all four in one go, and will accept OET@Home combined with a paper or computer sitting. The gap allowed between the two sittings has been six months and the NMC has announced an extension to twelve, so check the current guidance before you plan a re-sit around it. Sit the Nursing version of the test, not a general one.
- Requirements move. Every row here reflects what the board published when this page was compiled — confirm with your own regulator before you book, because a board that raises its threshold will not refund your sitting.
The answer for one country
A page per destination, stating what nurses need there and which board decides — built to be linked when somebody asks.
More detail: how the 0–500 score maps to a letter grade and the full list of countries and regulators that accept OET.
Inside the bank
Common nursing scenarios you'll practice.
Every case is generated against a nursing-specific topic schema and audited against the OET rubric before it enters the bank.
Post-operative recovery and pain management
Diabetes self-management and insulin counselling
Wound care and infection screening
Medication compliance and side-effect counselling
End-of-life and palliative conversations
Mental health screening and triage
Maternity and breastfeeding education
Discharge planning and family handover
Sample case
What a 5-minute nursing role-play looks like.
Setting
Community nursing clinic
Tasks
- 1Greet Maria and ask how she's been since discharge.
- 2Explore her concerns about her recovery exercises.
- 3Explain why the exercises are important for her recovery.
- 4Address practical barriers she might have at home.
- 5Agree on a clear plan for the next two weeks.
Phrase bank
Four phrases worth drilling.
Internalise these and you'll have go-to language for the moments that matter most in migrating nurses' consultations.
Empathic opener
“That sounds really difficult — can I check I understand what you mean?”
Signposting
“Before we get into that, I'd like to ask a few questions about your symptoms.”
Comprehension check
“Just to make sure I've explained that clearly — what would you tell your daughter about it?”
Closing
“Before you go, is there anything else on your mind?”
Now scoring OET Writing
Not just Speaking — OET Writing for nurses, too.
Write a nursing referral letter against a profession-specific case — timed under exam conditions, or untimed with hints and model answers — and get it marked on all six official OET Writing criteria. Inline annotations show the phrases that cost you marks, and band-5 + band-7 sample answers show the next band up. There is no word-count penalty: length is judged only through relevance and summarising.
Scored 0–3
Purpose
Scored 0–7
Content
Scored 0–7
Conciseness & Clarity
Scored 0–7
Genre & Style
Scored 0–7
Organisation & Layout
Scored 0–7
Language
FAQ
What nurses ask most often.
What OET score do nurses need for the UK NMC?
Grade B (350+) in Listening, Reading and Speaking, and Grade C+ (300–340) in Writing. The lower Writing threshold is the standing requirement, not a concession you have to argue for. The NMC will also combine scores across two sittings rather than making you clear all four at once. Confirm the current thresholds on the NMC website before booking.
Do all nursing regulators require Grade B in every sub-test?
No, and assuming so is what sends candidates into re-sits they did not need. Australia (NMBA), Ireland (NMBI) and Singapore do ask for B across all four. The UK NMC and the Nursing Council of New Zealand accept C+ in Writing. Canadian provincial colleges typically want B in Listening and Speaking with C+ in Reading and Writing. Most US state boards sit at C+ across all four. Check your own board before you set a target.
Is AHPRA strict about Grade B in Speaking specifically?
Yes. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, AHPRA and the Department of Home Affairs all require Grade B (350+) in all four sub-tests, Speaking included. Australia is the strictest of the major destinations on this point — there is no Writing concession of the kind the UK NMC allows.
Can I practice as a nurse while my OET is pending?
Most regulators require valid OET evidence before granting full registration. Some allow conditional/temporary registration for nurses with employer sponsorship, but the OET deadline still applies. Confirm with your specific regulator.
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