Though research has reported that students react in similar ways to simulated and real patients [ 27], interacting with SPs may thus be different than interacting with RPs in real situations in terms of applying acquired communication skills.
The main categories identified were the creation of professional networks, increased professional confidence in managing patients and obstacles to applying acquired knowledge and skills in their context.
These cases provide a forum in which the student can apply acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Many registrars, however, find it difficult to apply acquired communication skills when working in daily practice [ 12].
However, although this 'learning by doing' during the training sessions was beneficial, some respondents noted that 'training on the job' might result in better outcomes: this could be linked to the finding that most participants found it difficult to apply the acquired skills and knowledge in their jobs.
Other studies found evidence of a retention effect, where improvement in rational prescribing was maintained several months after the intervention 25 42 and a transfer effect, where students were able to apply acquired rational prescribing skills in new situations.
Psychometric research distinguishes between general fluid intelligence (gF) – the ability to reason in novel situations – and general crystallized intelligence (gC) – the ability to apply acquired knowledge and learned skills (Carroll 1993; Cattell 1963).
This evaluation also identified the obstacles that restrict participants from applying their newly acquired skills in their health care settings in NK.
The Final Project offers you the chance to apply your newly acquired skills towards an in-depth application.
If a candidate doesn't have years of experience and has yet to apply their newly acquired skills on the job, the question set will have to change.
The decrease in job satisfaction may be the consequence of being unable to apply these newly acquired skills in the immediate aftermath of the Development Programme because of a lack of required infrastructure and/or equipment.
