Gersten Jonker

Simulation at the frontier of the ZPD   91 4 Further questions regarding the simulation pretest itself • How did you feel in the simulation room? • What did you feel physically during the simulation? • Did you experience stress? In what way did this manifest itself? • Were you in a hospital environment? • How did you experience time during the simulation? • Which medical role(s) did you assume? (e.g., student, junior doctor) • Were you dealing with a patient (rather than a manikin)? • Did the manikin elicit emotions? If so, which ones? • If the “patient” deteriorated, were you affected? And if so, how? • Which aspects of the simulation contributed most to your experience? • After the simulation pretest • How did you feel immediately afterwards? • What did you think of the short debriefings? • How did you feel the first couple of days following the simulation pretest? • Did the simulation pretest influence your feelings regarding the dedicated transitional year? If so, in what way? • Did the simulation pretest influence your motivation regarding the dedicated transitional year or regarding your future as a doctor? If so, in what way? • How did it feel to be tested on a level you haven’t reached yet? • Do you think you could encounter similar situations as a junior doctor? Conclusion • Can you think of anything relevant to your experience that hasn’t been discussed? • Is there anything you would like to add, change, or clarify? Thank the participant. [Stop recording.]