Page 69 - UKCAT 2017

Situational Judgement
SJ1
A medical student, Sehn, has been assigned to work with a senior doctor, Margaret, on a hospital ward for one week. The purpose of this attachment is for Sehn to gain insight into the work the Margaret undertakes and assist in his development. At the start of the week, Margaret assigns Sehn personal tasks, which do not appear to be related to Sehn’s clinical development. These tasks will take at least two of the five days to complete.
How appropriate are each of the following responses by Sehn in this situation?
SJ1-1 Complete the assigned personal tasks for Margaret, without
SJ2
A medical student, Gemma, is observing
a patient consultation conducted by Dr Mitchell. Dr Mitchell is updating the patient’s medical records on the computer. He
asks the patient whether he is allergic to penicillin, to which the patient replies Yes. However, Gemma notices that Dr Mitchell types No as the response to this question on the computer record.
How appropriate are each of the following responses by Gemma in this situation?
mentioning that they do not seem to be related to his development A A very appropriate thing to do B Appropriate, but not ideal
SJ2-1 Inform Dr Mitchell once the patient has left the room that he appears to have made an error with the computer record
C Inappropriate, but not awful
D A very inappropriate thing to do
A A very appropriate thing to do B Appropriate, but not ideal
C Inappropriate, but not awful
D A very inappropriate thing to do
SJ1-2 Suggest to Margaret examples of more clinical tasks that he could
get involved with during the attachment
A A very appropriate thing to do B Appropriate, but not ideal
C Inappropriate, but not awful
D A very inappropriate thing to do
SJ2-2 Change the computer record after Dr Mitchell and the patient have left the room, to avoid Dr Mitchell being embarrassed
SJ1-3 Seek advice from the academic tutor responsible for the learning attachment
A A very appropriate thing to do B Appropriate, but not ideal
SJ2-3 Ask the patient to repeat his answer to the question
C Inappropriate, but not awful
D A very inappropriate thing to do
A A very appropriate thing to do
B Appropriate, but not ideal
C Inappropriate, but not awful
D A very inappropriate thing to do
A A very appropriate thing to do B Appropriate, but not ideal
C Inappropriate, but not awful
D A very inappropriate thing to do
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