UCAT Situational Judgement

Question 1

A medical student overhears a consultant making a derogatory comment about a patient's lifestyle. What is the most appropriate immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Politely raise concern with the consultant privately after the interaction

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Ignore the comment and continue working

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Report to the GMC immediately without speaking to the consultant

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Tell the patient what was said

Question 2

You are a junior doctor and a colleague asks you to sign off on a procedure you did not perform or observe. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse and explain why you cannot sign documentation for something you didn't do

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Sign it to help your colleague

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Report your colleague to hospital management immediately

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Ask a senior doctor to sign instead without explaining the issue

Question 3

A patient refuses a blood transfusion on religious grounds despite it being life-saving. What is the most appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Respect the refusal if the patient has capacity and document it

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Administer the transfusion anyway to save their life

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Contact the patient's family to override the decision

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Discharge the patient immediately

Question 4

You notice a senior colleague appears to be intoxicated during a ward round. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Discreetly raise your concern with an appropriate senior or supervisor

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Say nothing to avoid conflict

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Immediately tell the colleague's patients what you observed

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Post about it on social media to protect the public

Question 5

A patient asks you to keep information from their family that you believe the family needs to know for care planning. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Respect the patient's confidentiality and explore the patient's concerns

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Share the information with the family anyway

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Refuse to treat the patient until they agree to share the information

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Document nothing about the conversation

Question 6

You are running behind schedule and a patient who has been waiting for 90 minutes is becoming increasingly frustrated. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Apologise, acknowledge the wait, and give a realistic update on when you can see them

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Continue seeing patients in order and ignore the frustration

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Ask a colleague to see the patient without explaining the situation

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Tell the patient to rebook