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You come into the hospital one morning hi
during your third year internal medicine
clerkship and smell alcohol on the breath
of another medical student during hospital
rounds on the ward. What issues would you
consider important in coming to a decision
about what to do?
One of your established patients asks you
to write her a prescription for an antibiotic.
She is not having any symptoms but tells
you it's for her brother who doesn't have
any health insurance and can't afford the
medication. What issues would you
consider important in coming to a decision
about what to do?
Recently in Congress, there has been a
discussion concerning the issue of
deterrent fees for all individuals on either
Medicare or Medicaid (a small charge, say
$20, which everyone who initiates a visit to
a health professional would have to pay for
every contact) as a way to control health
care costs. The assumption is that this will
deter people from visiting their doctor for
unnecessary reasons. Consider the broad
implications of this policy for health and
health care costs. For example, do you
think the approach will save health care
costs? At what expense?
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Dr. Cheung recommends homeopathic
medicine to his patients. There is no
scientific evidence or widely accepted
theory to suggest that homeopathic
medicines work, and Dr. Cheung doesn't
believe them to. He recommends
homeopathic medicine to people with mild
and nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue,
headaches and muscle aches, because he
believes that it will do no harm, but will give
them reassurance. Consider the ethical
problems that Dr. Cheung's behavior might
pose. Discuss these issues with the
interviewer.
The parking garage at your place of work
has assigned parking spots. On leaving
your spot, you are observed by the garage
attendant as you back into a neighboring
car, a BMW, knocking out its left front
headlight and denting the left front fender.
The garage attendant gives you the name
and office number of the owner of the
neighboring car, telling you that he is
calling ahead to the car owner, Tim. The
garage attendant tells you that Tim is
expecting your visit. Enter Tim's office.
During shift change, your nurse colleague
informs you of a "problem patient" that you
will be taking care of. She reports being
"harassed" all night long by repeated
requests for more pain medication. "I
followed the doctor's orders, and there was
no extra pain medication I could give." As
the night progressed, their encounters
became increasingly tense and hostile. "I
gave him pain medication about an hour
ago. He's not due for more for another two
hours. Good luck with this one," she says.
"You're going to really need it." Enter the
room as the patient's new nurse.
You are the nurse manager on a busy
hospital floor. One of your nurses is upset
after a difficult patient encounter. The
patient was in considerable pain but the
nurse was unable to give him anything
because the next dose of pain medication
was not scheduled for another several
hours. As she tried to explain the situation,
the patient became quite angry and
questioned the nurse's dedication to her
profession. Hurt by this, the nurse lost
control of her emotions, and the situation
escalated, with the patient requesting to
speak with the nurse manager. The patient
is now waiting for you in the room. Enter
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the room.
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Med School Interview Practice Questions Questions With
Correct Answers
Terms in this set (35)
You come into the hospital one morning hi
during your third year internal medicine
clerkship and smell alcohol on the breath
of another medical student during hospital
rounds on the ward. What issues would you
consider important in coming to a decision
about what to do?
One of your established patients asks you
to write her a prescription for an antibiotic.
She is not having any symptoms but tells
you it's for her brother who doesn't have
any health insurance and can't afford the
medication. What issues would you
consider important in coming to a decision
about what to do?
Recently in Congress, there has been a
discussion concerning the issue of
deterrent fees for all individuals on either
Medicare or Medicaid (a small charge, say
$20, which everyone who initiates a visit to
a health professional would have to pay for
every contact) as a way to control health
care costs. The assumption is that this will
deter people from visiting their doctor for
unnecessary reasons. Consider the broad
implications of this policy for health and
health care costs. For example, do you
think the approach will save health care
costs? At what expense?
1/9
, 10/22/24, 10:26 AM
Dr. Cheung recommends homeopathic
medicine to his patients. There is no
scientific evidence or widely accepted
theory to suggest that homeopathic
medicines work, and Dr. Cheung doesn't
believe them to. He recommends
homeopathic medicine to people with mild
and nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue,
headaches and muscle aches, because he
believes that it will do no harm, but will give
them reassurance. Consider the ethical
problems that Dr. Cheung's behavior might
pose. Discuss these issues with the
interviewer.
The parking garage at your place of work
has assigned parking spots. On leaving
your spot, you are observed by the garage
attendant as you back into a neighboring
car, a BMW, knocking out its left front
headlight and denting the left front fender.
The garage attendant gives you the name
and office number of the owner of the
neighboring car, telling you that he is
calling ahead to the car owner, Tim. The
garage attendant tells you that Tim is
expecting your visit. Enter Tim's office.
During shift change, your nurse colleague
informs you of a "problem patient" that you
will be taking care of. She reports being
"harassed" all night long by repeated
requests for more pain medication. "I
followed the doctor's orders, and there was
no extra pain medication I could give." As
the night progressed, their encounters
became increasingly tense and hostile. "I
gave him pain medication about an hour
ago. He's not due for more for another two
hours. Good luck with this one," she says.
"You're going to really need it." Enter the
room as the patient's new nurse.
You are the nurse manager on a busy
hospital floor. One of your nurses is upset
after a difficult patient encounter. The
patient was in considerable pain but the
nurse was unable to give him anything
because the next dose of pain medication
was not scheduled for another several
hours. As she tried to explain the situation,
the patient became quite angry and
questioned the nurse's dedication to her
profession. Hurt by this, the nurse lost
control of her emotions, and the situation
escalated, with the patient requesting to
speak with the nurse manager. The patient
is now waiting for you in the room. Enter
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the room.
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