ArticleEmergency medicine journal : EMJ2006
Are today's junior doctors confident in managing patients with minor injury?
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- Simulating Early Clinical Experiences With Surgical Procedures in the Anatomy Laboratory.Cureus · 2021Article
- Six months in an Irish emergency department: the experience of a senior house officer.Irish journal of medical science · 2009Article
- Survey of self-assessed preparedness for clinical practice in one Croatian medical school.BMC research notes · 2009Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the confidence of junior doctors in managing minor injuries, compared with other common acute conditions.
methodA questionnaire designed to elicit areas of confidence and subjective competence was distributed to junior doctors working in the emergency department in December 2004.
resultsJunior doctors felt most competent and confident working with medical trolley patients and least competent working with patients with minor injury. A lack of teaching and experience in handling minor injuries (which are seen by nurse practitioners in a separate unit during the day) was highlighted.
conclusionsNurse-led minor injury units may have an effect on junior doctors' experience and confidence in minor injury care. Further effort needs to be made to increase the training of junior doctors in minor injury care.
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