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  #1

What .shocked ???????????????

they grade us on hand washing

You mean they actually watch wheter we actually wash our hands or just splash water and put a drop of soap and wash it away.

CAn we actually talk to them or is that not a no no as it will be difficult for us to maintain eye contact.shocked

  #2

Yes, you could be graded - it depends on the marking scheme.

If you are hand washing and there is no patient in the room, then talk thru what you are doing, step by step.

If there is a patient in the rooom, you can use the time to build a rapport or ask further history-type questions.

  #3

Read what this forum member did:

ARPISRIV77 wrote:
HEY EVERYBODY,
I PASSED CS IN LA, TOOK IN JULY. GOT RESULT ON 11TH OF OCTOBER VIA OASIS & YESTERDAY BY POST.
DON'T REMEMBER MUCH BUT I WAS SHORT OF TIME ON EVERY CASE & STARTED MY COUNSELLING A LIL AFTER THE WARNING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SAID THAT THERE WERE 5 MINS LEFT. SO I COULDN'T COMPLETE MY PHYSICAL EXAM ON ANY OF THE CASES. HOWEVER, WHEN I USED TO COME OUT I USED TO FIND EVERYBODY ELSE WRITING THEIR PATIENT NOTES WHICH KIND OF RELIEVED ME A LOT. I DIDN'T WASH HANDS ON FIRST CASE ( FORGOT ) . I STARTED WASHING HANDS FROM NXT CASE ONWARDS. I NOTICED THAT WASHING, DRYING, & WARMING OF HANDS TAKES A LOT OF TIME( DO IT YOURSELF TO BELEIVE ). SO 3RD CASE ONWARDS I PRETENDED TO WASH MY HANDS. PRESSED ON THE SOAP BOX LIGHTLY TO RELEASE THE SOAP & LET IT FALL ON FLOOR, OPENED THE TAP, MOTIONED AS IF I WAS WASHING BUT ACTUALLY I DIDN'T. I SIMPLY WETTED MY HANDS VERY LIL SIMPLY TO WIPE EM LATER WITH A TISSUE PAPER. THIS SAVED ME A LOT OF TIME.


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  #4

I have practiced now 20 cases completely and I mean with hand washing (and I actually wash hands about ten times a day some days...lol)....trust me if you have practiced enough.....handwashing doesnt take more than 30 s whish is like nuthig....plus leave your Occupation-stress at work-and such peripheral questions during the time you wash hands.......so you dont lose any extra time....

  #5

i used gloves, bcos my CSpractice partner told me my hands were unusually cold even after rubbing them...

i told the SPs this ... then put on gloves, u get full grade .bcos there is no SP can remark on improperly putting on gloves..u either put them on or u dont ( unlike improper handwash!!!)..took no more than 10 seconds.

and yes, BEWARE :some centres have VERY sticky soap










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