Situational Judgement

Question 1

Steps to success:

Answer 1

1) Carefully read scenario
2) list the key issues that need to be resolved
3) Read the question , pick a side
4) select A if immediately deals with one or more issues without causing more
select B if deals with issue but not with enough haste
select C if does nothing not bad but not good either
select D if doesn’t solve issue and causes more issues or goes against a key principle
GUESS, force yourself to pick a side then click A or D, never B or C when guessing

Question 2

Appropriateness / Right and wrong, Whats are the key principles , ethics a doctor/ dentist must have:

Answer 2

1. Must never undermine the public’s confidence in the profession
2. Address problems ASAP, and seek LOCAL solutions ( will always be bad to involve 3rd parties).
3. Never put patients at risk (don’t confuse stress with incapable, a stressed doctor should still work, and incapable doctor should not)
4. Respect the rest of the team ( assume Junior doctors/ medical students have no authority) so no ordering or telling off others
5. Patient confidentiality (keep things secret), UNLESS a child is a risk, other patients are at risk or a patient is doing an illegal activity (e.g. taking heroin)
6. Be professional (UKCAT doesn’t fully understand fb and stuff so imagine what your parents or someone unsuited to technology would consider unprofessional and in their means of doing with technology , this one frustrates me) e.g. not being tagged in a photo magically makes it so your patients don’t recognize you in that photo

Question 3

Importance, is this important to consider when responding to a sitaution

Answer 3

Important and very important= factors link to principles , ethics and patient safety
Of minor importance or Not important= little relevance to principles, ethics and patient safety
Who knows Questions= personal beliefs or relationships of people (generally doctors should sacrifice friendship and their lives it seems)

Question 4

Good practice ideas:

Answer 4

1. discuss these ones in detail with others
2. gain more knowledge whats a porter, a junior doctor’s consultant, a hospital chairman
3. these notes are NOT FINISHED , and there is a lot to learn read the GDC guide and GMC guide
4. practice and look at answers