You are a final-year medical student on a Perth psychiatry ward. During the ward round the registrar tells a n…

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You are a final-year medical student on a Perth psychiatry ward. During the ward round the registrar tells a nursing student, in front of the patient and the whole team, that her question was stupid and that she should read a textbook before wasting everyone's time. The nursing student is visibly upset and says nothing for the rest of the round. The consultant was not present. Which one of the following is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Raise the incident with your clinical supervisor

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Interrupt and correct the registrar in front of the patient

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Submit an anonymous complaint to the hospital

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Take no action as she is not your colleague

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Tell the nursing student to report it herself

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