During a role play, a patient might question the need for treatment or an aspect of treatment. The patient is saying that he/she...
Check out how a nurse recommends self-care for a patient in ED after his leg injury - she recommends using an ice pack, elevating the leg and wearing a protective boot. This video uses US accents.
Check out how a nurse recommends self-care for a patient in ED after his leg injury - she recommends using an ice pack, elevating the leg and wearing a protective boot. This video uses UK accents.
What topics are you NOT going to see covered in an OET role play? Topics that are...
Learn the difference between self-care and personal care.
Learn how to recommend self-care measures to patients during a role play.
An instruction in an OET role play is to make recommendations about [self-care examples]. What do you understand by 'self-care in healthcare'?
Find out about when it's appropriate to introduce yourself and when it's not necessary.
In OET role plays, learn how to resist a patient's request for a referral to a surgeon when this is not appropriate. Learn how to advise patients about conservative management measures such as self care, medication and physiotherapy that should be tried before considering referral to a surgeon.
In the quiz - option 'Refer patient to a surgeon as you are unable to offer any management options' is incorrect, as you are able to offer management options. There are many conditions and injuries that have conservative management options that may be more appropriate for a patient, e.g. because of age, other medical conditions. These are what you outline in your answer, e.g.
Resist referral to surgeon (e.g. trying conservative measures/self-care, physiotherapy first, considering surgery as a last resort, etc)
Your patient has bunions that cause some discomfort and he/she finds ugly-looking. He/she is requesting surgery to fix the problem quickly. You..
(US Version)
Take a look at some ways to respond to a patient who is questioning the need for treatment. This is an example of a 'difficult moment' in the role play. You (the candidate) will have just given information about an aspect of treatment or management of the patient's condition, e.g. following treatment that will take a long time, following an exercise program, making lifestyle changes. The patient response may be:
I don't think it's necessary
I can't see it will help
I don't think I need to do all that.
How do you respond to the patient's words?
Find out in my video. Think about how you'll formulate your response. Remember that you'll find some suggestions in parentheses that you may like to use.
Specialising in videos with dialogues for nurses, doctors, pharmacists, dentists and allied healthcare professionals at Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced levels. The videos help you practise your communication skills for the OET or OSCEs as well as during your everyday work. Other videos provide listening practice in the form of short talks on health-related topics.
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