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Table 1 Example of script concordance test

From: Comparative value of a simulation by gaming and a traditional teaching method to improve clinical reasoning skills necessary to detect patient deterioration: a randomized study in nursing students

NĀ°

If you were thinking of...

And then you find that ...

this hypothesis becomes ā€¦ (circle your answer)

1.1

Anticipating the drawing of a blood count

His heart rate is 120 beats/ min

-2

āˆ’1

0

1

2

1.2

drawing a capillary blood glucose

His blood pressure is 80 / 40ā€‰mmHg

āˆ’2

āˆ’1

0

1

2

1.3

Calling the physician

He has abdominal pain

āˆ’2

āˆ’1

0

1

2

  1. You are a nurse in the Surgery Department
  2. A 45-year-old patient who has undergone splenectomy 2ā€‰days ago calls you because he feels some discomfort. He has a history of hypertension
  3. āˆ’ā€‰2 Much less likely
  4. - 1 Less likely
  5. 0 Neither more nor less likely
  6. +ā€‰1 More likely
  7. +ā€‰2 Much more likely