The second major issue I identified in this session is that, the trainee is not aware of her mistake. She is unaware of the fact that she is making up some part of the history. As explained by Dunning and Kruger (2011) Some individuals have problem to recognize their lack of knowledge and expertise and such individuals can’t also realize their mistakes. It also makes their reasoning weak. So, instead of making the same mistake again and again, they think they are doing well. This effect can be applied to the trainee in this scenario, as she is repeating same mistake without even realising it. Such attribute of supervisee can also be explained with the support of unconscious incompetent model, which …show more content…
As mentioned by the trainee that though it happens that they have lots of work, they manage to finish it quite well.
Medicine is a 24-hour profession with intense work. Excess work has a direct effect on sleep which then aggravates stress and eventually will affect the quality of patient care. Workload does not only count working hours but also the accomplishment of several different tasks at one time. Completing these task leads to fatigue which then effects working and decision-making capacity. This concern has been tried to be managed by shift duties, keeping in mind that this would help in enhancing patient safety and trainees well-being (Mahmood, 2012). Trainees facing such problems need to be supported to make sure that patient safety is not compromised and trainees don't feel left out. National patient safety agency (2006) has given three set of principles to guide these concerns of trainee doctors
• Ensure patient safety – In case if any danger to a patient is recognised by the supervisor all possible support should be provided to the supervisee or concerned …show more content…
17) "It is good to address a problem before it damages the situation". Some preventive steps can be taken to avoid any such condition, these steps may involve arranging induction programmes and counseling session for trainees and making trainees work within their competence (Derry et al, 2013). Further, the relationship between supervisor and supervisee should be built on trust and respect and teaching methods should be more clinical-based which gives an additional opportunity for observation. Educational supervision should be designed in a way so as to motivate health professional students to participate in reflective practice. They should also be encouraged towards career development skills. Identifying trainees who need special training and support can be useful to develop a positive approach of trainee towards training programmes (Derry et al., 2013). The supervisor can also look for the indications to identify the trainee in need. Actions and performance of the trainee can be observed for this purpose. As suggested by Derry et al. (2013) a supervisor can look for following signs to predict future performance of a