R-Track Items and sub-themes | Exemplary Quotesa | |
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Social interactive competences | Structuring information (16) | “[…] to find […] a structure [in a case] is always important […].” |
Self-organisation (17) | “First of all it is important to structure yourself well […].” | |
Selecting information (12) | “[…] what is my first impression [… which information] do I actually need.” | |
Prioritising information (11) | “[…] that you first prioritise what is the most important [information].” | |
Weighting information (10) | “[…] one can […] assess lab results well [… and] knows […] ‘[this] is acute or […] not […] so important’.” | |
Time management (7) | “[…] time management [… has] priority […].” | |
Summarizing information (5) | “[…] to summarize the important information […] for someone who has not seen the patient […].” | |
Tactfulness (8) | "[…] empathy is always helpful […].” | |
Change of perspective (7) | "[…] adaptation to the patient[‘s perspective] […].” | |
Stress resistance (4) | “Stress resistance in any case […].” | |
Staying calm (4) | “Staying calm is […] a competence one should have or develop […].” | |
Norms & values orientation (4) | “[… to have a] clear scheme […].” | |
Orientation towards patients (2) | “[…] to have enough time for the patient […].” | |
Coordination & decision making (2) | “[…] and then you have to [decide to] act quickly […].” | |
Delegation / Delegating (1) | “[…] that you can delegate in things […].” | |
Persuasiveness (1) | “Being very clear in the way one communicates […].” | |
Sovereignty (1) | “[…] doing the things one has to do oneself.” | |
Resistance to monotony (1) | “[…] with the fourth [patient] one thinks ‘[…] the same questions again…’ [… and] one has to [think]: ‘[…] with the next patient I have to be just as attentive’.” | |
Mental abilities | Concentration (1) | “[…] I was [only] fully concentrated with the first patient.” |
Focusing (22) | “[…] to be focused all the time […].” | |
Attentiveness (7) | “[…] to somehow stay attentive […].” | |
Mindfulness (4) | “[…] taking up […] information […] between the lines […].” | |
Clarity of speech (3) | “[…] to present the patient accurately in a few words […].” | |
Memory capacity (2) | “[…] [to] remember what one considered before even if something comes up in between […]." | |
Personality Traits | Honesty (1) | “[…] one has to deal with the [different patient] personalities without, [e.g.], raising false hope […].” |
Being unprejudiced (7) | “[…] not letting oneself being guided by [one’s prejudice towards a patient] […].” | |
Self-reflection (7) | “[…] you also must be able to reflect on yourself […].” | |
Dealing with ignorance (5) | “[…] but also, [that] you are not afraid to say ‘I don't know’ […].” | |
Asking for help (3) | “[…] that one is not afraid to say […] ‘can you help me, please’.” | |
Transparency (1) | “[…] being very clear in the way one communicates.” | |
Openness towards novelty (9) | “[…] make sure [to] take other things into account […].” | |
Flexibility (2) | “[…] flexibility [to] adapt to the situation […].” | |
Prudence (1) | “[…] patience […] we do this and that and wait for the results […].” | |
Cooperation / Agreeableness (1) | “[…] good communication and interaction in the team […].” | |
Motivation | Expertise (5) | “[…] broad knowledge, specialist knowledge [… to] know […] which differential diagnoses exist.” |
Communication techniques (15) | “[…] structured conversation is […] important.” | |
Pattern recognition (4) | “[…] you have to know the symptoms and the associated diseases […].” | |
Technical skills (3) | “[…] one has to be able to deal with technology […].” | |
Abbreviations (1) | “[….] to know all the abbreviations [… for] fast documentation […].” | |
Thoroughness (2) | “[…to make sure] that everything is complete [and] nothing is missing […].” | |
Endurance (1) | “Definitely endurance, I would say […].” |