Medical Rounds
Definition: In medical rounds, also known as ward rounds, attending rounds, and safari rounds,(O’Hare, 2008) the lead provider rounds on his or her patient at the bedside. When conducted on a teaching unit with residents and interns, the focus is on medical education for the trainees.
Participants: Medical rounds can be conducted alone, or with a team of physicians, including junior doctors and medical students. If bedside nurses and other allied health professionals join, it is typically to observe and listen in.
Impact: The execution of traditional rounds can again vary from hospital to hospital, unit to unit, physician to physician, and even day to day. There is a significant focus on upskilling trainees in pathophysiology, patient assessment and differential diagnosis.
Timing: Medical rounds typically occur in the morning
The actual execution of ward rounds can vary from hospital to hospital, unit to unit, physician to physician, and even day to day. Attending rounds have been called "The HumptyDumptification of Medical Discourse" because of the nonstandard nature of what is covered.
Medical Rounds
Definition: In medical rounds, also known as ward rounds, attending rounds, and safari rounds,(O’Hare, 2008) the lead provider rounds on his or her patient at the bedside. When conducted on a teaching unit with residents and interns, the focus is on medical education for the trainees.
Participants: Medical rounds can be conducted alone, or with a team of physicians, including junior doctors and medical students. If bedside nurses and other allied health professionals join, it is typically to observe and listen in.
Impact: The execution of traditional rounds can again vary from hospital to hospital, unit to unit, physician to physician, and even day to day. There is a significant focus on upskilling trainees in pathophysiology, patient assessment and differential diagnosis.
Timing: Medical rounds typically occur in the morning
The actual execution of ward rounds can vary from hospital to hospital, unit to unit, physician to physician, and even day to day. Attending rounds have been called "The HumptyDumptification of Medical Discourse" because of the nonstandard nature of what is covered.
Medical Rounds
Definition: In medical rounds, also known as ward rounds, attending rounds, and safari rounds,(O’Hare, 2008) the lead provider rounds on his or her patient at the bedside. When conducted on a teaching unit with residents and interns, the focus is on medical education for the trainees.
Participants: Medical rounds can be conducted alone, or with a team of physicians, including junior doctors and medical students. If bedside nurses and other allied health professionals join, it is typically to observe and listen in.
Impact: The execution of traditional rounds can again vary from hospital to hospital, unit to unit, physician to physician, and even day to day. There is a significant focus on upskilling trainees in pathophysiology, patient assessment and differential diagnosis.
Timing: Medical rounds typically occur in the morning
The actual execution of ward rounds can vary from hospital to hospital, unit to unit, physician to physician, and even day to day. Attending rounds have been called "The HumptyDumptification of Medical Discourse" because of the nonstandard nature of what is covered.
