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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809967803321

Autore

Wallace Peggy

Titolo

Coaching standardized patients : for use in the assessment of clinical competence / / Peggy Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2007

ISBN

1-281-81273-0

9786611812737

0-8261-0344-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxx, 342 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Springer series on medical education

Disciplina

610.73076

616.07500715

Soggetti

Clinical competence - Evaluation

Nursing - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-265) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE. Required Skill Sets: Developing the Expertise Needed to Coach Standardized Patients; PART TWO. Training Procedures: Casting and Training the Standardized Patients; Afterword; References; Additional Readings on Acting and Directing; Appendix A: Maria Gomez Case Materials; Appendix B: Standardized Patient Administrative Forms; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In today's medical education curriculum, it is necessary for students to learn the proper technique for taking medical histories, performing physical exams, and finding the appropriate way to educate and inform patients. The best way for a student to learn these skills is through hands-on training with a Standardized Patient (SP)--an actor who has been hired to portray a specific set of health problems and symptoms. Tips to Help You:.; Develop Coaching Skills and Be a Director to Your SPs.; Cast Standardized Patients.; Get the Best Performance from Your Actors.; Perfect Your SPs' Timing of Fac