Evaluating The Objective Structured Clinical Examination

The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is, there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These different approaches can sometimes result in different outcomes.

The following is a critical reflection of my performance during an objective structured clinical exam (OSCE), as part of my training for the role of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). An OCSE is an assessment technique whereby a student demonstrates their competence under simulated conditions (Fidment 2012). For this OSCE, my competence in undertaking a treatment session with a patient was under examination. The treatment session I undertook involved discussing the patient’s progress with behavioural activation (BA), a cognitive-behavioural intervention used for people experiencing depression (Richards and Whyte 2011).

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NCFE Level 4 Award in Understanding the External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice

Assessment of a patient is a big process of decision making, it is about the collection of information which will contribute to an overall judgement of a person and the illness they may have. Lloyd (2010) states that assessment is one of the first steps which is needed to be done in the nursing process, it is a building block for a relationship and an ongoing process which lets health professionals gather the correct information to help them understand the problems and needs that the patient is going through. Most of the nursing assessment which are in use today will all have very similar aims. The difference is that how the assessment’s are carried out is where the differences come from.

In this Assessment nursing course, one of the major things that is taught is the most important part of giving proper care to a patient. Correct patient assessment is needed before any nursing care plan or treatment can be implemented. This post-review of a person’s assessment will demonstrate the proper way to go about assessing a person’s health.

Furthermore, a multidisciplinary team meeting will be presented to identify the impact of different health care professionals such as a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist and a nurse have on a patient with complex need and how the patient receives the care needed due to the collaborative practice. In addition, a comparison between physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nursing practice will be outlined regarding professional regulation and both pre-registration and continuing

the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times" ("Physical Therapists"). When taking the "Kuder Career Interests Assessment" ("Assessment") I learned that I will enjoy being involved with family and health services that enables me to help others that are going through physical and mental problems. Before and during treatment patients are expecting to have someone who they can trust to guide them through their treatment and give them the confidence that they need to succeed. I can relate from personal experience of going through physical therapy treatment with a family member. I know that we felt a sense of reassurance knowing that the therapist was confident, patient, skillful, and was able

WKUs BSN program was the focus versus other programs because of variations in curriculum and clinical focus. The focus on clinical faculty and clinical instructors only was foundational to the CICAT as the focus was not on didactic expectations. Avoiding the broad topic of continued education was due to the time and resource limitations of the project as well as needing to narrow the focus of the project to obtain results in the allotted project timeframe. The CICAT will be administered on the same day as clinical instructor orientation to ensure that all instructors are on campus and complete the assessment. There are multiple clinical courses with different instructors, and thus the competencies demonstrated need to match each course. The original document included a competency list that was all encompassing. By assigning the skills to each clinical group based on the clinical focus, the number of supplies used will decrease as well as the amount of time necessary for each group to complete

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The standardized patient experience was useful and interesting for me because I became more confident and active during nursing practice after that practice exam. This practical exam helped me recall my professional experience from year 2012 and 2013 when I worked as a nurse in my country. After that practice exam, I knew how staff nurses deal and communicate with patients from a different culture and spoke different language. My specialization is nursing education, but I wanted to take more practical classes during the course or study to obtain first hard experience and confidence in dealing with patients.

Mr Johan experiences symptoms of panic attack when he feels self-conscious in front of other people when performing certain tasks. He reported feeling faint and had black out of thoughts during those episodes, whereby he was not able to think of anything. Both his hands would tremble and become numb. He would also be sweating but experienced no symptoms of pounding heart or choking

When the patient first came in I think I did quite well as I welcomed

Clinical placements for students are a very important part of their academic life. A clinical placement refers to spending time in a professional practice environment undertaken in a workplace setting by students so that they can acquire the necessary skills, abilities and competencies required to become professional practitioners (Armitage, 2012). It is a highly valued part of a student's academic progression as it enables them to learn about the practical aspects of practicing physiotherapy and allows them to develop a working knowledge of the profession through the experiences gained while being part of the clinical placement program.

3. In ratings of clinical performance, construct underrepresentation can be demonstrated by performance ratings completed by faculty who are not well-trained. This introduces measurement errors and inconsistency between faculty.