Scenarios
The junior medical student also seeing your patient consistently isn't prepared for rounds. As the intern what do you do?
a. Roast them in front of the attending
b. Talk mess about them in front of the other interns
c. Approach them and suggest meeting before rounds to make sure they are prepared
Approach them and suggest meeting before rounds to make sure they are prepared
American Surgeon who wrote "The Checklist Manifesto"
Who is Atul Gawande?
What is the process of working together to achieve a common goal?
A study published by Dale Carnegie Training revealed that nearly X percentage of employees are disengaged at work.
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
75%. The leading factors being issues with management and lack of support from upper levels.
Which type of leadership style has been shown to be the least successful and least productive?
a. The participative style (aka inclusive)
b. The delegative style (aka laissez faire)
c. The directive style (aka autocratic)
The directive style (aka autocratic)
The tech in your OR room is taking long breaks between cases and your turnover time is 2 hours.
a. Ask them politely to not take long breaks
b. Ask them if there is a reason why they are taking long breaks and incentivize them to decrease turnaround time
c. Turn over the room yourself and show off your cleaning skills
Ask them if there is a reason why they are taking long breaks and incentivize them to decrease turnaround time
Father of Modern medicine
To entrust a task or responsibility to another person (typically one who is less senior than oneself).
People who have a close friend at work are X times more likely to be engaged with their work.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 7
7. Knowing your team and being friendly with all of the staff (nurses, technicians, etc.) encourages collaboration.
What is the term to describe when a member reduces his or her contributions because he or she feels able to reap the benefits of the group?
a. “Free Rider Effect”
b. “Dependency Effect”
c. “Moocher Effect”
“Free Rider Effect”
Your cointern keeps talking to patients socially on team rounds which delays the entire team an hour each day.
a. Privately approach them and let them know how their actions are affecting the efficiency of the team and delaying patient care
b. Ask them to come early or stay late to socialize on their own time so you can leave on time and go play golf
c. Drop hints throughout rounds to see if you can get your cointern to decrease socialization during rounds
Privately approach them and let them know how their actions are affecting the efficiency of the team and delaying patient care
The imparting or exchanging of information or news.
62% of companies have identified this as the most important factor in improving an organization’s agility and efficiency.
a. Effective leadership
b. Friendly environment
c. Effective discipline skills
d. Willingness to reflect
Effective leadership. Numerous studies have shown leadership playing the most significant role in the success or failure of any organization.
What is the term to describe when the team becomes too large and members do less overall?
a. “Assumption effect”
b. “Social Loafing”
c. “Mass effect”
“Social Loafing”