Table 4.
Section 4: laboratory investigations. Values are numbers (percentages) of panels’ response in round 2
| No | Task | Panel response | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | For laboratory investigations preregistration house officers are expected to perform following tasks: | |||
| a. In liaison with more senior doctor make decision on which laboratory investigations are required for individual patients | 66 (99)* | |||
| b. Understand significance of reported findings, for example, whether they suggest immediate consultation with more senior doctor | 66 (99)* | |||
| 4.2† | Preregistration house officer may be called upon to take the following samples: | Unsupervised | Supervised | Rejected |
| Venous blood sampling | 63 (94) | 1 (2) | 0 | |
| Urine sampling | 35 (52) | 1 (2) | 28 (42) | |
| Sputum sampling | 28 (42) | 1 (2) | 36 (54) | |
| Lumbar puncture | 7 (10) | 53 (79) | 2 (3) | |
| Joint aspiration | 3 (5) | 31 (46) | 25 (37) | |
| Pleural biopsy | 1 (2) | 20 (30) | 39 (58) | |
| Pleural aspiration | 20 (30) | 42 (63) | 0 | |
| Skin biopsy (non-malignant) | 9 (13) | 22 (33) | 27 (40) | |
| Liver biopsy | 0 | 9 (13) | 54 (81) | |
| Knee aspiration | 3 (5) | 32 (48) | 26 (39) | |
| Fine needle aspiration | 1 (2) | 13 (19) | 48 (72) | |
| Needle biopsy of prostate | 0 | 1 (2) | 60 (90) | |
| 4.3 | Physical preparation of patient for investigation, for example, when applicable lying patient in correct position, swabbing area | 60 (90)* | ||
| 4.4 | Prepare syringes, specimen bottles, and labels for samples | 61 (91)* | ||
*
Accepted.
†
Those who accepted task but failed to indicate supervised or unsupervised not included.