When you present for shift, you’ll get sign out from the off-going team. You take the patients of the other junior member of the team (may be another resident or PA).
Patient admitted and awaiting inpatient bed:
- •Technically the patient isn’t yours, but your name will be assigned to them.
- •If patient decompensates, you manage. Otherwise, inpatient team manages them.
- •Write down a power statement / blurb about the patient in case you need to sign them out to the next oncoming team.
Patient without a dispo:
- •If patient is still undergoing workup and disposition is not final, you take ownership of the patient and continue care.
- •Write a note to “assume care.” Take dot phrase from Jasmine Arrington: .accassume