Figures & data
Table 1 Report of the practical skills ability of PrInt students in order of magnitude of improvement following pre-internship
Figure 1 Subscale results of PrInt students’ self-reported knowledge and awareness in safe prescribing (pharmacy skills) in 2014 before the educational package and immediately after pre-internship. Note that students’ confidence in commencing patients on warfarin remains low.
Figure 2 Subscale results of PrInt students’ self-reported confidence and awareness in their experience of management of procedural skills in 2014 before their educational package and following PrInt.
Figure 3 Subscale results demonstrating PrInt students’ self-reported knowledge in clinical recognition skills prior to and following PrInt in 2014. There was reported decline in knowledge in the precipitating causes of hypoglycemia; recognition of diabetic ketoacidosis also declined by 5%, whereas knowledge of the management of risk factors leading to hyponatremia improved.
Figure 4 Subscale results demonstrate the decline in respondents’ reported confidence in working with the hospital team on ward rounds by 25% (from 98% to 73%) and a small decline by 5% (from 88% to 83%) in prioritizing patients to minimize the possibility of adverse events.
Figure 5 Subscale results demonstrating PrInt students’ self-reported awareness and confidence in organizational preparedness before the education intervention and following PrInt in 2014. There was a decreased awareness of 11% (from 99% to 88%) reported for knowledge of writing in the patients’ notes, and students’ ability to perform an effective clinical handover increased by 12% (from 61% to 73%) as did performing an effective verbal consult to a senior colleague by 10% (from 68% to 78%).
Figure 6 Subscale results demonstrating PrInt students’ self-reported performance in a range of procedural skills in 2014 before the educational package and following PrInt. Low pre- and post-scores were recorded for their practical experience of the insertion of a nasogastric tube.
