Speaking
Prepare for three minutes, talk for five.
Nursing cards
- A new device and fear of getting it wrong
- Wound care and worry about washing
- A carer who fears that a break means giving up
- Two medicine lists after discharge
- An incomplete home monitoring diary
- A patient whose relative answers first
- A falls referral mistaken for loss of independence
- Stoma confidence before leaving home
- A blood test delayed by needle anxiety
- A discharge explanation in the wrong language
- A night shift and an appointment conflict
- A bedside handover and an overheard detail
- A home visit mistaken for an inspection
- A rehabilitation goal that feels irrelevant
- An isolation room and a feeling of blame
- A hearing aid missing during an explanation
- A catheter conversation and fear of losing control
- A continence appointment and embarrassment
- A pain review and fear of being labelled
- A weight discussion that feels judgemental
- A smoking discussion and a failed attempt
- A falls alarm and worries about surveillance
- A missed dressing visit and an unreliable doorbell
- A diet sheet that conflicts with family meals
- A medicine leaflet and an alarming list
- A sample request and no private bathroom
- A discharge summary with a name error
- A carer's request for an update without permission
- A change of nurse and a repeated history
- A pressure-care plan and interrupted sleep
- A blood-pressure diary and shared equipment
- A group session and fear of speaking publicly
- A wheelchair discharge journey and an inaccessible taxi
- A telehealth appointment and no private space
- A uniform and a mistaken job role
- A food tray and a cultural concern
- A new diagnosis and too much information at once
- A treatment appointment and childcare
- A student observer and uncertainty about saying no
- A family celebration and a review plan
Medicine cards
- An urgent referral mistaken for a diagnosis
- A normal tracing and symptoms that persist
- A patient expecting antibiotics
- A memory referral and fear of losing control
- A normal scan and pressure to return to work
- A patient unsure whether to restart medicines
- A routine sample mistaken for a benign result
- A patient hesitant about a proposed investigation
- A blood result seen before the consultation
- A missed specialist appointment
- An interpreter mistaken for a test
- A partner asking for confidential results
- A proposed observer in the room
- A scan delayed by equipment failure
- A patient declining a chaperone
- A confusing change in clinic clinician
- An occupational form and a requested guarantee
- A home reading that differs from the clinic
- A referral rejected for missing information
- A relative dominating the consultation
- A new symptom during a routine appointment
- A rehabilitation referral mistaken for dismissal
- A request to record the consultation
- A patient who cannot read the printed plan
- An appointment offered only by video
- A patient angry about a note error
- A patient asking about an incidental finding
- An adolescent seeking time without a parent
- A patient worried about an unknown tablet
- A patient unable to afford transport
- A patient refusing another trainee attempt
- A delayed discharge and family pressure
- A screening invitation after a previous result
- A patient asking for an immediate second opinion
- A patient distressed by weight-focused language
- A patient who wants a family member told first
- An uncertain appointment purpose
- A research invitation mistaken for compulsory care
- A patient worried about a change of treatment plan
- A bereaved relative seeking an explanation