Title FY1 SJT with answers (paper 2).pdf ✅

© MSC Assessment 2018 Glossary Acute Admissions Unit An Acute Admissions Unit (AAU), or Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), or Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) is a short-stay ward that may be located within the emergency department, although a separate department. The AAU acts as a gateway between a patient's general practitioner (GP*) and the emergency department, and the wards of the hospital. Bleep/bleeped A simple electronic device used to alert a doctor in a hospital that they should ring the displayed phone number as someone is trying to contact them; usually about a patient or a task that requires their attention. British Medical Association The British Medical Association (BMA) is a professional association and trade union for doctors working in the UK. British National Formulary The British National Formulary (BNF) is a widely available reference book that is used extensively in the UK and contains information and advice on prescribing and pharmacology, as well as details about many medicines available on the NHS. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) The term for a collection of lung diseases characterised by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing. Clinical supervisor The professional responsible for teaching and supervising Foundation doctors. Each Foundation doctor will have at least one named clinical supervisor. A clinical supervisor is responsible for: supervising day to day clinical and professional practice; supporting the assessment process; ensuring the appropriate range and mix of clinical exposures; and arranging a work programme to enable attendance at fixed educational sessions. Critical/clinical incident form A form completed to alert the patient safety team of an incident in which harm was done or could potentially have been done to a patient /staff member.
© MSC Assessment 2018 Glossary (cont...) CT Computerised Tomography (CT) is a method of medical imaging. Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) is a legal order that is placed in the medical notes and states that cardiopulmonary resuscitation/advanced cardiac life support should not be performed if the patient’s heart and/or breathing were to stop. Educational supervisor The professional responsible for making sure Foundation doctors receive appropriate training and experience. The educational supervisor is involved in teaching and training, and should assist in professional and personal development. Each Foundation doctor will have a named educational supervisor for each placement. The educational supervisor is responsible for: undertaking regular formative appraisal; providing support in the development of the learning portfolio*; ensuring understanding and engagement in assessment; being the first point of call for concerns/issues about training; and ensuring appropriate training opportunities are available for learning and gaining competences. Exercise tolerance Refers to the maximal exercise capacity of an individual. This can be measured by the peak workload achieved during exercise or their ability to endure prolonged exercise. Falls clinic A specialist clinic to review patient at risk of falls or following falls. Four-hour target A target in the emergency department to see, treat, and admit or discharge patients in under four hours. Foundation Programme Director The Foundation Programme Director is responsible for the management and quality control of the foundation programme together, ensuring that a group of foundation doctors have the appropriate supervision and training. Foundation teaching sessions Regular mandatory teaching sessions are provided for foundation doctors. Sufficient attendance at these sessions is required to complete the Foundation Programme.