TOP MISTAKES STUDENTS MAKE IN THE PCE EXAM
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Doing something that is not part of the instructions - Are you doing an assessment in a treatment station or a treatment in an assessment station?
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Talking to the examiner instead of the standardized client - You need to treat the standardized clients like real patients.
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Describing what you would do instead of doing it - You will be marked for what you do, unless the instructions tell you to describe your actions.
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Using medical terminology or physiotherapy jargon when you talk to the standardized client - The standardized client has to understand you. Use plain terminology.
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Speaking too fast - The standardized client and examiner have to be able to understand you.
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Disorganization – jumping from topic to topic If you are disorganized, standardized clients will have trouble understanding you and following your instructions.
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Trying to do too much in a station - You need to focus on the task requested. If you try to do too much, you confuse the standardized client and the examiner.
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Letting the performance in one station affect performance in the next station - Do not let past performance affect your focus and performance in the next station.
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