Category: OSCEs

Psychiatry at a Glance, 6th ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Katona C, Cooper C and Robertson M
Pages: 144p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, (11 Dec. 2015)
eISBN-13: 978-1119129677

Psychiatry at a Glance is an up-to-date, accessible introductory and study text for all students of psychiatry. It presents ‘need-to-know’ information on the basic science, treatment, and management of the major disorders, and helps you develop your skills in history taking and performing the Mental State Examination (MSE).

This new edition features:
• Thoroughly updated content to reflect new research, the DSM 5 classification and NICE guidelines
• All the information required, including practice questions, for the written Psychiatry exams
• Extensive self-assessment material, including Extending Matching Questions, Single Best Answer questions, and sample OSCE stations, to reinforce knowledge learnt
• A companion website at ataglanceseries.com/psychiatry featuring interactive case studies and downloadable illustrations

Psychiatry at a Glance will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and psychiatry trainees, as well as nursing students and other health professionals and is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a psychiatric attachment or module.

The Easy Guide to Focused History Taking for OSCEs, 2nd ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: McCollum D
Pages: 280p.
Format: PDF
Publisher: CRC Press, (26 May 2017)
eISBN-13:  978-1138196520

This straightforward guide to taking patient history comprehensively covers all of the commonly seen OSCE scenarios within the current undergraduate medical curriculum. The Easy Guide to Focused History Taking for OSCEs includes introductory chapters with general OSCE guidance, mapping onto the Calgary-Cambridge model. These include tips from recently qualified doctors and highly respected physicians and surgeons who commonly examine OSCEs, as well as a sample OSCE marking scheme.

The book then covers 56 histories based on presenting complaints – more than any other text on the market – thoroughly testing both knowledge and examination technique. Each history is based around the exam requirements, with mnemonics, ‘red flag’ symptom boxes and list-based breakdowns to aid prompt recall. Common and serious differentials are highlighted, as well as investigations to help rule out the serious conditions. Each section concludes by outlining key aspects for each differential diagnosis as well as a list of investigations and management options.

With this book, every student will be well equipped to tackle any clinical problem, in the OSCE examination and also in their continued professional practice.

Learning to Care: The Nursing Associate

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Ian Peate. Pages: 586 Size: 43.2 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 09 January, 2019
eISBN-13: 9780702077951

Richly illustrated throughout, this comprehensive resource is designed to fully equip Trainee Nursing Associates for their future role as professional healthcare providers with chapters ranging from ‘how to learn’ and essay writing to communication skills, reflective practice, and the role of evidence-based clinical decision making. Basic anatomy and physiology, together with the care and treatment of common disorders, form the second part of the volume. The book includes a wide range of learning features.

 

  • Clear, no nonsense writing style helps make learning easy
  • Provides helpful advice on study skills and essay writing
  • Incorporates the 15 Standards of the Care Certificate
  • Learning objectives at the start of each chapter enable readers to monitor their progress
  • Key Words feature encourage familiarisation with a new vocabulary
  • ‘Self Test’ questions at the start of each chapter allow readers to establish their baseline knowledge
  • Reflection and Critical Awareness features encourage critical thinking and recall of essential information
  • Medicine Trolley feature outlines common drugs, their usage, routes of administration and side effects
  • Case Studies give practical context to core information
  • Care in the Home Setting, At the GP Surgery and Communities of Care boxes illustrate healthcare provision outside the hospital environment
  • Includes anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology of important diseases and disorders
  • OSCEs help trainee nursing associates prepare for examinations
  • Helpful glossary provides definitions of new terms

 

 

Skills for Midwifery Practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ruth Johnson, Wendy Taylor. Pages: 473 Size: 9.92 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 11 January, 2016
eISBN-13: 9780702065071

Now with a new design, the ever popular Skills for Midwifery Practice continues to provide the ideal level of instruction and guidance for a wide range of clinical skills, each one of which is presented in a unique, template format to help make learning easy. Step-by-step guidance is given on a range of topics including abdominal examination, taking of maternal and neonatal vital signs, infection control, mother and baby hygiene, elimination and drug administration. Childbearing and intrapartum skills are also extensively covered as are neonatal assessment and nutrition, principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy, moving and handling, wound management and CPR. Skills for Midwifery Practice is invaluable to midwives in training, qualified midwives returning to practice, as well as other members of the obstetric healthcare team.

Studying for Your Midwifery Degree

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Siobhan Scanlan And Hilary Walker. Pages: 201 Size: 965 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Learning Matters
Published: 18 November, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781446296325

This essential handbook helps midwifery students to make the most from their time studying. It clearly explains the core learning skills they will need right from the start of the course, such as academic writing, placement learning and understanding theoretical concepts. It also introduces more advanced skills, such as reflection, research, evidence-based practice, writing a dissertation and complex decision-making. It shows why these important skills are essential both to succeed at university and beyond into practice.

The Unofficial Guide to Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Core O&G Curriculum Covered: 300+ Multiple Choice Questions with Detailed Explanations and Key Subject Summaries

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Matthew Wood, Katherine Lattey. Pages: 1,147 Size: 47.69 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Unofficial Guide To Medicine
Published: 01 January, 2018
eISBN-13: 9781910399200

The Unofficial Guide to Obstetrics and Gynaecology is unique as a textbook that is written based on national and international guidelines. In a subject topic that includes a lot of grey areas this is of paramount importance for undergraduates and postgraduates who are studying and working on the wards. Knowledge is present is succinct topic summaries that are then tested and expanded upon in more than 300 multiple choice questions with fully explained answers. More than 100 colour images and illustrations and clinical cases bring the topics to life. The book has been written by junior doctors therefore the content is engaging and always understandable. The content has then been checked by senior clinicians ensuring that it is reliable and up to date.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 5th ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Lawrence Impey, Tim Child. Pages: 379 Size: 93.48 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 31 October, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781119010807

Praise for the previous edition: this textbook is a useful resource for medical students it will provide them with the basic information they need to survive clinics and to pass exams Clear, concise and colourful; perfect for easy learning and revision Times Higher Education Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Impey and Child continues to be an invaluable and authoritative resource for healthcare and medical students. This comprehensive guide provides the perfect level of detail on history and examination, investigations and diagnosis, as well as common diseases, abnormalities, and complications in gynaecology and obstetrics. Fully updated in accordance with NICE and other national guidelines, this fifth edition now includes:

  • New sections on FGM and influenza
  • Expanded areas in medical disorders in pregnancy and mental illness
  • Improvements to the popular management section along with a new section on sepsis
  • Colour coded sections on obstetrics and gynaecology for ease of use

This new edition of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will be an indispensable support to help not only students to revise for exams, especially OSCEs, but also healthcare practitioners and practising doctors to structure their knowledge and improve their practice.

Rapid Midwifery

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sarah Snow, Kate Taylor, Jane Carpenter. Pages: 139 Size: 875 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 24 March, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781119023371

A concise, pocket-sized, rapid reference handbook on all key areas of midwifery, aimed at students and newly qualified staff.

  • Covers a broad range of midwifery topics which are mapped against the 6Cs essential to compassionate midwifery care
  • Each section is structured around the key criteria used in midwifery examinations
  • Bite-sized information supported by the latest evidence-base, making it the perfect revision tool for OSCEs and written examinations
  • Every chapter includes key points, essentials of midwifery care, professional accountability, and links to further resources

The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs: Candidate Briefings, Patient Briefings and Mark Schemes

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Qureshi, Zeshan Pages: 409 Size: 5.71 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Unofficial Guide To Medicine
Published: 15 March, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781910399057

This book is the companion book to ‘The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs’, which has sold 8000 copies in 2 years. OSCE examinations are used worldwide as a critical part of medical student assessment, yet there is often little preparation for them provided by medical schools. The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs is intended to fill this gap. It includes 92 scenarios, covering medical history taking, clinical examination, practical skills, communication skills, plus specialties, meaning that everything for medical students is covered in one place. The book is designed to allow students to role play a real life OSCE, with each station containing i. a briefing for an actor playing the patient ii. a briefing for the student and iii. a mark scheme and questions to ask for the examiner. This book has relevance beyond examinations, with the mark scheme checklists acting as a day to day reference for professionals.

The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs, 3rd ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Chief Editor, Zeshan Qureshi. Pages: 506 Size: 32.96 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Unofficial Guide To Medicine
Published: 01 February, 2012
eISBN-13: 9781910399040

OSCE examinations are used worldwide as a critical part of medical student assessment, yet there is often little preparation for them provided by medical schools. The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs is intended to fill this gap. It includes over 100 scenarios, covering medical history taking, clinical examination, practical skills, communication skills, plus specialties, meaning that everything is covered in one place. To bring the cases to life, over 300 full color clinical photos are included, including patients with features of important diseases. It also includes clear outlines of how to relay the assessment of a patient to an examiner or to other doctors on a ward round, and model answers to common questions put to students/junior doctors in OSCEs. This book has relevance beyond examinations, for post graduate further education and as a day-to-day reference for professionals.

OSCE PASSCARDS for Medical Students

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Akter, Farhana Pages: 199 Size: 2.73 MB Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press Inc
Published: 19 April, 2018
eISBN-13: 9781315379470

These 96 invaluable flashcards thoroughly test OSCE candidates on correct procedure for a wealth of topics from taking blood to managing advanced life support, scrubbing for theatre to breaking bad news. Each topic is presented in an easy-to-read table, detailing best practice, including pertinent questions, tests to perform, possible responses and suspected diagnoses.

Lecture Notes: Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Anton Emmanuel, Stephen Inns. Pages: 291 Size: 5 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 18 February, 2016
eISBN-13: 9781118727126

This new title in the award-winning Lecture Notes series provides a clinically-oriented approach to the study of gastroenterology and hepatology, covering both the medical and surgical aspects of gastrointestinal practice. It explores organ-specific disorders, clinical basics, and gastrointestinal emergencies, together with a detailed self-assessment section. As part of the Lecture Notes series, this book is perfect for use as a concise textbook or revision aid. Key features include: Takes a clinically-oriented approach, covering both medical and surgical aspects of gastrointestinal practice Includes sections devoted to the organ-specific disorders, clinical basics and gastrointestinal emergencies Includes a detailed self-assessment section comprising MCQs, SAQs and short and long OSCE cases Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Lecture Notes presents ‘need to know’ information for all those involved in gastrointestinal practice.

Complete OSCE Skills for Medical and Surgical Finals

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Tatham, Kate;Patel, Kinesh Pages: 349 Size: 3.29 MB Format: PDF Publisher: CRC Press Inc
Published: 20 July, 2018
eISBN-13: 9781315152370

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination, or OSCE, is a familiar and often daunting experience for medical students. Finally, a book has been written which provides the essential information needed to manage OSCE stations competently, and will help you to pass your medical and surgical finals.

Macleod’s Clinical OSCEs

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Paul A. O’Neill, Alexandra Evans, Tim Pattinson, Meriel Tolhurst-Cleaver, Serena Tolhurst-Cleaver.
Pages: 479 Size: 8.17 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 14 June, 2014
eISBN-13: 9780702054822

This new book for medical students contains over 60 of the most commonly encountered OSCE stations in medicine and surgery. The OSCEs are arranged according to type of skill; for example history-taking, ethics and communication, physical examination. This is an accessible book for students under pressure who are revising for a clinical OSCE. It provides simple advice, tips about preparation, and will be easily understood. It provides sample OSCE station questions and simulated patient scripts (with answers) for practice at home.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 4th ed.

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Lawrence Impey, Tim Child.
Pages: 362 Size: 47.64 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 22 March, 2012
eISBN-13: 9781118313732

Obstetrics & Gynaecology has established itself as a key recommendation for faculty and a firm favourite for health sciences students. The opening sections of this new edition incorporate the relevant basic science, history and examination, investigations and diagnosis, as well as common diseases, abnormalities, and complications in gynaecology and obstetrics respectively. These are supported by two unique sections on gynaecology and obstetrics management, which are tailored to help students revise for exams, especially OSCEs. A brand new chapter covering ethics in obstetrics and gynaecology makes this fully-updated fourth edition the most comprehensive introduction available. Obstetrics & Gynaecology now includes a companion website at www.impeyobgyn.com , featuring self-assessment MCQs and EMQs, chapter summary slides, and all the figures from the book as PowerPoint slides.

How to Pass Your OSCE: A guide to success in nursing and midwifery

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Jacqueline Bloomfield, Anne Pegram, Carys Jones.
Pages: 133 Size: 2.41 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge Ltd
Published: 01 May, 2014
eISBN-13: 9781315847153

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was developed for all undergraduate nursing programmes, with the aim of emphasising the need for nursing students to be competent in clinical skills, to assess clinical reasoning skills and as a means of standardizing the assessment process. This practical, easy to read and interactive study guide helps nursing and midwifery students at all levels to maximise their chances of success with OSCEs. It features case studies, quick quizzes, recap and recall summaries and an OSCE preparation plan; all of which help to prepare the student for the examination. Hints and tips on what to expect during the examination and pointers on what the examiner will be looking for, together with a comprehensive chapter on personal learning will help to guide the student through the process and maximise their chances of success!”

OSCEs at a Glance

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Adrian Blundell, Richard Harrison.
Pages: 264 Size: 24.83 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01 March, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781118274217

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, OSCEs at a Glance 2nd Edition is both a revision guide and a comprehensive introduction to objective structured clinical examinations for medical students. Fully revised to suit the current curriculum, and written with student feedback and experiences in mind, this full-colour textbook contains brand new and comprehensively indexed chapters which include 32 new OSCE stations, covering distinct areas of specialisation as well as broader practical and communication skills covered in the exams. This new edition of OSCEs at a Glance is also supported by a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/osces containing downloadable OSCE checklists – perfect for testing knowledge in the run-up to exams.

Psychiatry at a Glance

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: C. L. E. Katona, Claudia Cooper, Mary M. Robertson
Pages: 147 Size: 8.46 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 26 October, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781119129691

Psychiatry at a Glance is an up-to-date, accessible introductory and study text for all students of psychiatry. It presents need-to-know information on the basic science, treatment, and management of the major disorders, and helps you develop your skills in history taking and performing the Mental State Examination (MSE). This new edition features: Thoroughly updated content to reflect new research, the DSM 5 classification and NICE guidelines All the information required, including practice questions, for the written Psychiatry exams Extensive self-assessment material, including Extending Matching Questions, Single Best Answer questions, and sample OSCE stations, to reinforce knowledge learnt A companion website at ataglanceseries.com/psychiatry featuring interactive case studies and downloadable illustrations Psychiatry at a Glance will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and psychiatry trainees, as well as nursing students and other health professionals and is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a psychiatric attachment or module.

Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: William Simpson, Peter Frank, Andrew Davies and Simon Maquire.
Pages: 310 Size: 93.63 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Cambridge University Press – M.U.A
Published: 31 May, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781107255906

Are you frustrated by the lack of lack of quality, up-to-date revision material for the Primary FRCA OSCE examination? The answer is here. Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia provides candidates with over 80 practice OSCE stations presented in the style of the Royal College exam. Covering the main OCSE categories such as physical examination, resuscitation and simulation, anaesthetic hazards, and equipment, this book will help candidates prepare for the exam and test their knowledge. Each station is constructed in clear and logical fashion to make the revision of individual topics more accessible. The sample questions and answers allow self-testing and are complemented by discussions, numerous illustrations and up-to-date clinical guidelines which follow modern-day anaesthetic practice. With more candidates now failing the OSCE component of the exam, Primary FRCA: OSCEs in Anaesthesia is a must-have for trainees and tutors preparing for the primary FRCA.

Pharmacy OSCEs: A revision guide

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Beti Wyn Evans, Laura Kravitz, Kelly Lefteri, Nina Walker.
Pages: 257 Size: 1.25 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Published: 29 April, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780857111319

Pharmacy OSCEs is the only pharmacy-specific OSCE revision guide. This easy-to-use book covers the key competencies that will be tested during your Objective Structured Clinical Examinations whether you are still studying or in practice. Written in a concise and accessible way, all types of situations are covered from responding to a specific symptom to solving calculations. The scenarios read like tasks at an OSCE station and are accompanied by: learning objectives; questions and answers; feedback and revision points; key references and further reading. The examples vary in complexity, ranging from early undergraduate years through to postgraduate. With over 70 practice scenarios, this book will support you throughout your training and ensure your best performance on the day of the exam.