any advice/recommendation/suggestions for an average intern staring second year on wards ?
wit
thank you
wit
thank you
starting 2nd year on wards
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I'm confused. Didn't you do "wards" as an intern?
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It did sound confusing at first, but I think they're asking for advice about being the resident on a ward team during block 1 and how to manage interns and med students for the first time. Not what wards are like in general...correct me if I'm wrong.
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Communicate with your 3rd year (or senior resident)! There will be times that you have 10+ medicine patients to see, but you have to help the intern on the OB deck because they know nothing and are scared to death. Let your upper level resident know what is going on, and they may be able to help you with the intern so you can do your work. Or even better, let the attending know, and a lot of time they can take the intern and allow you to do your work. Either way, like everything communication is key.
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You will find that when the new interns show up, you will realize how much more you know and what important things you have learned and can teach them. Seriously. You know the way your hospital works, computer system, common nursing calls, how to manage basic things, etc. When the new interns show up, they need someone to tell them where to start (with just about everything, including "where's the bathroom/callroom/cafeteria") and give them hints about how to best keep organized and get things done. You know basic patient management, and you can also pass along this knowledge as appropriate.
It's not so much "planning" what to tell them...for the first rotation of the year, it's helping them learn how to navigate your hospital, and how to go about doing intern things, like putting in orders, discharging, SW stuff, keeping track of things, etc.
It's not so much "planning" what to tell them...for the first rotation of the year, it's helping them learn how to navigate your hospital, and how to go about doing intern things, like putting in orders, discharging, SW stuff, keeping track of things, etc.
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Teach your interns what are intern level vs resident level vs attending level Qs
Pre-round for 30 minutes or so & get the first two taken care of
That way, on the actual rounds, your interns will not be mentioning the barely low K & their plan for oral replacement --> quicker rounds
Work on social issues from day of admission. Will your osteo patient need IV antibx --> if so you need to get a PICC, outpt antibx set up, Home Health etc.
Give feedback to the interns regarding notes, management etc often so they can learn, improve & most importantly, make you look like a rock star 🙂
Teach your interns the emergent things that they will get called on & how to manage them (CP, AMS, Szs etc)
Pre-round for 30 minutes or so & get the first two taken care of
That way, on the actual rounds, your interns will not be mentioning the barely low K & their plan for oral replacement --> quicker rounds
Work on social issues from day of admission. Will your osteo patient need IV antibx --> if so you need to get a PICC, outpt antibx set up, Home Health etc.
Give feedback to the interns regarding notes, management etc often so they can learn, improve & most importantly, make you look like a rock star 🙂
Teach your interns the emergent things that they will get called on & how to manage them (CP, AMS, Szs etc)
