We discussed a scenario involving a five week old baby with pyloric stenosis and significant electrolyte disturbance with severe alkalosis.

The learning points were:

• Stick to the task given and mention it following introductions

• Ensure the information you gave is factually correct.

• Don’t get into zone where you are not sure of your facts

• Accept you do not know and arrange to come back and see after checking the information

• Read the task very carefully and stick to it, it is very easy to go down a different route and spend all your time without completing the task.

• If the role player is resisting the suggested intervention then instead of Trying to convince them or ask them an open question

• “Why are they not complying or what are they concerned about?”