Table 1 Major and minor fault in exam answers
Definition | ||
Major | Minor | |
Definition | Answers which miss a necessary point or are completely wrong, leading to a complication for patients if happens in real. | Refers to those answers in which the required point is mentioned but they are not the standard answer. |
Example | ||
Major | Minor | |
Order | Q: Tibia fracture A: Not ordering for check of the compartment syndrome signs. | Q: Tibia fracture A: Not ordering the ankle and knee joints radiography |
Prescription | Q: Wound healing discharge A: adult dosing for a child patient. | Q: Wound healing discharge A: Writing “Tab” instead of “Cap” for Cephalexin |
Medication | Q: Heparin A: Wrong dosing | Q: Heparin A: Not writing complete medicine pharmaceutical forms |
Procedure | Q: Short leg cast A: Wrong foot angle during casting | Q: Short leg cast A: Wrong but near to correct number of cast layers |