unit 6: medical practitioner 2 Flashcards
meaning of staff?
anybody who is working in any type of working place including medical place
what are the 4 main groups of medical staff in British hospital?
- PRHO (pre-registration house officer) : can be staff/student
- SHO (senior house officer)
- SpR (specialist registrar)
- Consultant: MSD + position as a director of clinic or hospital
who is SpR?
a doctor who has completed the foundation program & is training in one of the medical specialties
who is SHO?
(senior house officer) is a doctor who is in the second year of postgraduate training
meaning of discharge?
to leave the patient out of the ward officially
meaning of new admission?
a patient who has just admitted to the ward
how many hour does a junior doctor work a day?
8h/day
what is a bleeper/radio pager?
a device which makes noice when s.o is trying to contact you
non-training registrar?
a doctor who has completed his/her training but doesn’t wish to specialized yet
associate specialist?
a senior doctor who doesn’t wish to become a consultant
what is rota?
a list of GP which consists of name & contact numbers
XR stands for?
x-ray
SOP stands for?
surgical out-patients
SOBOE stands for?
short of breath on exertion
SN stands for?
student nurse
