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Professional behaviour and ethics (set 2)

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  1. A student finds a purse with money in the hospital corridor. What should they do?
  2. A student has been given feedback that they interrupt patients. What is the best response?
  3. A student has made a small error on a drug calculation exercise and nobody noticed. What is the best response?
  4. A student notices a classmate looks very low and has stopped attending teaching. The student privately asks the classmate how they are and suggests that they speak with the student wellbeing service.ā€¦
  5. A doctor sees that an older patient's family is arguing about who should make decisions for the patient. The patient has capacity. What should the doctor do?
  6. A group of students are joking about a patient's appearance in the cafƩ. What is the most appropriate action?
  7. A patient asks a student to keep a secret that they are being hurt at home. The student promises not to tell anyone. How appropriate is this action?
  8. A student is deciding whether to ask a patient for consent before observing a procedure. How important is the fact that the patient is asleep?
  9. A student realises they have mixed up two patients' notes and filed one set in the wrong chart. What should they do first?
  10. A student sees a consultant make a comment that a patient finds offensive. The patient looks upset. After the consultation the student describes what happened to their clinical supervisor in confidencā€¦
  11. A doctor is deciding whether to disclose a patient's HIV status to the patient's employer who has asked. How important is the legal duty of confidentiality?
  12. A doctor is told by a patient that they are using herbal remedies alongside prescribed medicines. What is the best response?
  13. A student sees a mistake in a supervisor's teaching slide that could mislead others. What is the best response?
  14. During a placement a student is unsure how to carry out a procedure they have been asked to do for the first time. They tell the supervising nurse honestly that they have not done it before and ask toā€¦
  15. A student is invited to a party by a patient they have been caring for, who is now recovering. What should they do?
  16. An applicant to medical school writes in their personal statement that they organised a fundraiser, although another person led it and the applicant only helped. How appropriate is this action?
  17. A GP sees a 14-year-old girl alone who asks for contraception and says she does not want her parents told. The GP assesses her understanding, finds her competent, and prescribes while encouraging herā€¦
  18. A student is unsure about the meaning of a clinical term used by a doctor during a ward round. What is the best action?
  19. A doctor tells a colleague in a lift, with other people present, that they have just seen a patient with a very rare condition. No name or ward is mentioned. How appropriate is this action?
  20. A doctor is asked by a colleague to cover for them while they leave early without telling the manager. What is the most appropriate response?
  21. A patient asks a student nurse whether their blood test result is normal. The student, who has seen the result, says it is fine, although they are not sure how to interpret it. How appropriate is thisā€¦
  22. A doctor is asked by a nurse to check a blood result urgently but is in the middle of explaining a diagnosis to a distressed patient. What is the best action?
  23. A student is deciding whether to speak to a nurse about a patient's pressure sore that is getting worse. How important is the possibility that the sore will become more serious if nothing is done?
  24. A student arrives for a placement and realises they are due to leave early for a family event. They arrange it in advance with the supervisor and agree to catch up the missed teaching. How appropriateā€¦
  25. A student is asked by a patient about the side effects of a medicine and answers from memory of a lecture, without saying that they are unsure or suggesting that the pharmacist checks. How appropriateā€¦
  26. A student thinks that a teammate is overloaded with tasks. The student takes over one of the teammate's tasks without asking whether the teammate wants this or telling the group leader. How appropriatā€¦
  27. A student's supervisor is rude to a patient's family. Later the student asks the family if they would like to make a formal complaint and offers to help with the form. How appropriate is this action?
  28. A patient would like to talk about end-of-life wishes. The doctor is short of time. What is the most appropriate action?
  29. A student sees a senior doctor skip handwashing between patients. What should the student do?
  30. A patient with severe pain says they want to leave the ward against medical advice. The patient has capacity. What should the doctor do?
  31. A patient shouts at a student after a long wait. What is the best response?
  32. A doctor is asked by a patient's employer to confirm whether the patient is fit to return to work. The patient has not consented. What should the doctor do?
  33. A patient tells the doctor in confidence that they plan to hurt another person. What should the doctor do?
  34. A doctor in a busy clinic is unable to take a call from a patient's worried relative. The doctor asks the receptionist to say they will phone back by the end of the day, without checking whether the mā€¦
  35. A friend on the medical course shares that they are taking a prescription medicine from a relative to stay awake for exams. What is the most appropriate response?
  36. A student is deciding whether to share a mistake they made in a group assignment with the tutor. How important is the fact that the mistake could mislead other students who read the group's notes?
  37. A student on placement is asked by a patient's relative, outside the ward, for details of the patient's diagnosis. The student gives the diagnosis because the relative seems very worried. How appropriā€¦
  38. A student is unhappy that a group member is contributing little. At the next group meeting the student calmly states what has not been done in front of the whole group, instead of first speaking to thā€¦
  39. A student on placement is deciding whether to challenge a colleague's unsafe practice. How important is the fear that the colleague might be annoyed?
  40. A doctor in a busy emergency department notices that a colleague seems to be smelling of alcohol at the start of a shift. The doctor discreetly tells the senior doctor on duty. How appropriate is thisā€¦
  41. A patient with capacity refuses a recommended blood transfusion for religious reasons. The doctor tells the patient they will arrange the transfusion anyway because it is in their best interests. Howā€¦
  42. A doctor is running late in a busy clinic. A patient raises a new worry at the end of the consultation. The doctor explains that there is not enough time to do it justice, and arranges a prompt followā€¦
  43. A patient tells a doctor they cannot afford their prescriptions and so skips doses. The doctor continues the consultation without mentioning it. How appropriate is this action?

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