Surviving General Surgery

DAY SHIFT 0800-1600

1) Come in 15 mins early

2) Handover
3) Ward round, if two of us one should be doing kardex while other takes
notes/directives
4) Do all jobs for ward round
5) Chase bloods
6) Order bloods for the morning
7) Update handover sheet (found in Computer>>ARI>>Acute>>Division
2>>Gen Surgery Ward Admin>>501 folder>>TRIAL HANDOVER

Notes

EVERY NEW PATIENT GOES ON HANDOVER SHEET

Receiving Nights 2000-0830

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Come in 15 mins early

Handover
Ward round, if two one should be doing kardex while other takes to do notes
Need to fill in

RECEIVING
Emergency Admissions
Attend to unwell patients as a priority
DO
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Clerk ins
Bloods
IV ACCESS +/- IV Fluids
Analgesia +/-ABx
Radiology CXR/AXR

RECEIVING WEEK!!!!

DO NOT ACCEPT
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Bleeding Upper and Lower GI Call Bleeding unit

Aneurysms
Frank Hematuria Call bleeding unit
MI
Gynecological
Fractures
Limb Abcess

We can accept breast abcesses, and abcesses of the torso. NO HEAD OR

PERIPHERALS