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Residency · Autonomy and consent · Intermediate3
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A Jehovah's Witness patient refuses a blood transfusion they need to survive. What do you do?
Autonomy and consent · Cultural humility · Communication
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Sample answer outline
- A competent adult can refuse even life-saving treatment. Your job is to make sure the refusal is informed, voluntary and consistent with their values.
- Talk with them privately to check for pressure from family or community.
- Explore what they will accept: bloodless surgery techniques, cell salvage, iron, medicines that boost blood production.
- Document the conversation and their decision clearly, and keep caring for them fully.
- Note how it differs for a child or for an unconscious patient without an advance directive.
What makes it work
- It respects autonomy while doing everything else possible.
- Showing the contrast with a child proves you understand the limits.
Avoid
- Trying to persuade them out of their faith.
- Treating the refusal as a reason to step back from their care.
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Role-play: Your patient, played by an actor, refuses a procedure you have recommended. Talk with them.
Autonomy and consent · Communication · Empathy
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How to approach role-play questions
- Talk to the actor directly, as if it were real. Don't narrate what you would do.
- Introduce yourself and find out what they know and feel before giving information.
- Name emotions out loud, then share information in small pieces.
- Agree on a next step before time runs out.
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Should vaccination be mandatory for health care workers?
Autonomy and consent · Patient safety · Health systems
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How to approach policy and current issues questions
- Define the issue in one sentence so you and the interviewer agree on terms.
- Give the strongest arguments on both sides, with one fact you are sure of.
- Take a clear position and name its tradeoffs.
- Bring it back to patients and your future role.
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