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GP Stage 3 Written Prioritisation Exercise 11 Answers
You are a medical foundation doctor on a geriatric ward faced with the following tasks. You are required to leave in one hour to speak at your former medical school about foundation training.
A. You had agreed with your registrar to meet this afternoon to discuss your clinical performance including areas where you are doing well and any potential areas for improvement. This is a hospital requirement prior to consultant sign off.
B. You have been asked to complete a cremation form for a patient who passed away on the ward this morning.
C. A ward nurse has called you about an elderly gentleman who is refusing to take some of his prescribed medication. The nurse is requesting that you speak with the patient.
D. Your bleep has gone off suggesting that there has been a cardiac arrest in the other side of the hospital.
E. A discharge meeting has been arranged for a long term ward patient. You had agreed to attend the meeting which is due to start shortly.
A. You had agreed with your registrar to meet this afternoon to discuss your clinical performance including areas where you are doing well and any potential areas for improvement. This is a hospital requirement prior to consultant sign off.
B. You have been asked to complete a cremation form for a patient who passed away on the ward this morning.
C. A ward nurse has called you about an elderly gentleman who is refusing to take some of his prescribed medication. The nurse is requesting that you speak with the patient.
D. Your bleep has gone off suggesting that there has been a cardiac arrest in the other side of the hospital.
E. A discharge meeting has been arranged for a long term ward patient. You had agreed to attend the meeting which is due to start shortly.
1. Rank the issues in the order in which you intend to deal with them
2. Justify your decisions and describe what actions you would take
3. Answer the following three questions
2. Justify your decisions and describe what actions you would take
3. Answer the following three questions
- What did you find challenging?
- What did you learn about yourself?
- How will you apply what you have learnt?
