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Subject Description
Practical skills are an essential part in health science industry. This subject aims to identify and summarize
basic practical skills in clinical medicine which provide evidence with respect to effective students’
learning of these skills.
COURSE CONTENT
Communication Skills
to develop effective communication skills with patients, families and other health care providers. with
patients:
identify hidden agendas; recognize psychosocial issues;
to demonstrate listening skills with probing and clarifying; work with multiproblem patients, angry
patients, and somaticizing patients.
to demonstrate accurate and organized written and oral presentations of new admissions and follow-up
patients.
to obtain patient's history and physical exam in a logical, organized, and thorough manner.
accessing the medical literature and other information sources;
to gather information needed on the patient case from family members, outside hospital records
Clinical Reasoning
Quality
Quantification
to prioritize patient problems and formulate a differential diagnosis based on the key findings from the
history and physical examination and laboratory evaluation. diagnosis based on the key findings from the
history and physical examination and laboratory evaluation.
to develop a logical and efficient management strategy, begin to understand risks, benefits, and compliance
issues in choosing a treatment.
The Assessment of Essential Vital Signs
Identify and describe normal and abnormal pulse and respiratory rates and the factors affecting each.
Describe the appropriate equipment and procedure for obtaining a blood pressure measurement.
Identify normal and abnormal blood pressure, including factors affecting blood pressure.
To skillfully apply swathes, proper selection of a bandage and the type of swathe.
To assess the ability of patients with binocular 6/9 or 6/12 vision on the Snellen chart(Snellen acuity) to
read a number plate at 20.5 m (the required standard for driving) and to determine how health professionals
advise such patients about driving.
Identify name, time, and date and correlate these with specimen request.
Determine suitability of sample for analysis
Use appropriate safety precautions in handling specimens.