risingstep
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Hi,
I took the exam in phili.
It was much much harder than I expected it to be and i am terified that i may not get through it because that will mean that i can't participate in this years match. Hopefuly i got through it and i will be fine.
one big concern that i have is that I never untied the patient's gown (due to time constraints). I always did the knocking, intro, draping hand washing etch......but when it came to listening to the heart i slipped my hand through the gown from the opening in the neck......IN ALL THE PATIENTS......later i realized this was really really stupid.
all other parts of the pysical are not a problem when you don't untie the gown because the back is open (so lungs are ok) and for abdomen u just lift the gown up.
It's just the heart exam that I slipped my steth through the neck opening which was very awkward.
anyone else did this and passed? please!!!!
In one of the patient notes I wrote Vitals: then left it blank...didn't even write within normal limits.....don't know what i was thinking
many cases i felt like i ddin't ask all the questions required so i couldn't get all the info from patients since they never volunteer information unless you specifically ask that particular question.
thanks for the input.
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| mildanemia
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Hi risingstep,
First of all you went through a really long exam so you should cool down a bit, most of us felt really bad after the exam and I believe that is because we do not know how they grade this exam. But I can tell you one thing for sure, you are allowed to make mistakes I just don't know how many or to what extent.
I'm not sure if you will lose marks for not untying the gown but if I had to guess I would say no. FA says you should never auscultate "above" the gown and you did not do that so don't sweat it. I revealed part of the shoulder and that was it, i passed 
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| shpp
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Hi rising step, read my philli experience. I made a lot of mistakes too (and I was realizing them as I was making them, but there was no time to think straight). So relax and concentrate on other things for time being. Just as so many others who have made mistakes and passed, hope will will too.
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