ward rounds
Bedside physician checks
Ward rounds are the regular visits a medical team makes to hospitalized patients, moving from bed to bed to assess conditions, review treatments, and make decisions about care.
A senior physician typically leads, with residents, nurses, and students following: The attending physician conducts ward rounds every morning at seven.
The practice is central to hospital medicine and medical education.
Near the mattress
- case reviewSystematic examination of records
- patient historyChronicle of prior health
- differential diagnosisSystematic comparison of possible conditions
- treatment plansOutlined medical care approaches
handover · multidisciplinary · patient assessment · progress notes · action items
Physician's interpersonal approach
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- explanationStatement making something clear
reassurance · empathy · listening · informed consent · breaking news · patient education
Being at an event
- residentOne who inhabits
- internSupervised workplace learner
- medical studentsPhysicians in training
- registrarKeeper of official records
consultant · charge nurse · pharmacist · dietitian · social worker · physiotherapist · junior doctor · fellow
Recording data visually
- medical recordsDocumented patient health history
- progress notesRecords of treatment sessions
- vitalsBasic body measurements
- observationsNoted perceptions
care plan · documentation · orders · prescriptions · lab results · nursing notes · discharge summary
bedside
Near the mattress
- case reviewSystematic examination of records
- patient historyChronicle of prior health
- differential diagnosisSystematic comparison of possible conditions
treatment plans · handover · multidisciplinary · patient assessment · progress notes · action items
bedside manner
Physician's interpersonal approach
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- consentVoluntary agreement given
explanation · reassurance · empathy · listening · informed consent · breaking news · patient education
attending
Being at an event
- residentOne who inhabits
- internSupervised workplace learner
- medical studentsPhysicians in training
registrar · consultant · charge nurse · pharmacist · dietitian · social worker · physiotherapist · junior doctor · fellow · nurse practitioner
charting
Recording data visually
- medical recordsDocumented patient health history
- progress notesRecords of treatment sessions
- vitalsBasic body measurements
observations · care plan · documentation · orders · prescriptions · lab results · nursing notes · discharge summary
- medical educationmedical schools, medical school, med schools, med school, med student
- medical trainingmedical residency, medical schools, internal medicine, CPR, anatomical model
ward roundsambulatory care
Healthcare without admission
home visits · outpatient clinic · community care · outpatient clinics · walk-in clinic
ward roundspaperwork
Administrative written tasks
administrative duties · medical research · committee meetings · charting · documentation
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