Standardised Patient Assessment
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Demonstrate competency in standardised patient assessment using a validated assessment tool relevant to your allied health discipline. Proof requires: (a) a completed assessment form for at least 3 patients using a named validated tool (e.g. Berg Balance Scale, FIM, NIHSS, MMSE, or equivalent for the discipline); and (b) a clinical supervisor's competency sign-off confirming the assessment was conducted correctly and the student followed the standardised protocol. The specific assessment tool used must be named and cited. Peer verification is NOT accepted — clinical supervisor attestation is required.
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Identify the standardised patient assessment tools used in your clinical specialty (e.g. NEWS2 for acute illness severity, PHQ-9 for depression screening, MMSE for cognitive assessment, MUST for malnutrition risk, Bristol Stool Chart for bowel assessment, or equivalent validated tools). For each tool you select, document: what it measures, the scoring system and thresholds, what clinical action each threshold triggers, and its validation basis (who it was validated on and in what clinical setting). Select a minimum of 3 tools.
Proof required
Submit a 2-page reference document for your 3 selected tools with all four components (what it measures, scoring, thresholds + clinical actions, validation basis). Confirmed by your clinical supervisor as appropriate for your specialty.
What gets checked
- Three distinct validated tools are covered — using three different names for the same type of tool does not count as three tools.
- Clinical action for each threshold is specified — 'score above X is concerning' is not a clinical action; 'NEWS2 score ≥7 triggers immediate medical review and ICU referral discussion' is.
- Validation basis is cited — 'widely used' is not a validation basis; citing the original validation study is.