Things to Bring

Medications list including dosages (see Medications Folder); some handy medications include:
Link to original
Documents folder/clipboard that has storage, clipboard and handle. Proves useful when trying to keep a list of documents, providing a clipboard for the patient to sign consent forms and a handle to make it easier to carry. Forms that are useful on ward rounds include:
- Scripts and S8s
- Med charts (sucks to be those who do not use eMeds
- Fluid charts
- Consent forms
- Outpatient imaging and pathology forms
- Patient stickers
- Medical certificates because often family members may want one
- Business card of the boss
- Overtime form
- Other forms to consider: MMSE, DNR/NFR
Stethoscope
Pens (multicolour)
- Start with blue in the morning, move on to green for the next round of reports and jobs, then red for the fnal round and black just for writing up the million things you need to write up.
Pen torch
Note on the phone with:
- AHPRA number
- Provider number
- Prescriber number
Scrubs
Water bottle and food + snacks
Have the Useful Numbers to Save on Your Phone on your phone

Things to Do/Know

Be prepared for a handover
List set up/proxies
Documentation:
- Change the name of your auto-text to your new Term, Reg and Bosses
- Update your discharge summary template
Review your preparedness with life round
Pagers
- Controls
  - Pause button = Option
  - Fat power button = Enter and Home
  - Arrows = Arrows
- Things to do:
  - Change to vibrate only
- How to:
  - Turn pager off: Options and keep arrowing until it asks pager off and click right arrow
  - Delete all messages: options → delete all (may need to read all pages so can hold arrow key to read all pages)
  - Set time option → arrow until you reach set time, click option to raise time then arrow to go to the next time bracket and home key when done
- Consider using text pagers in places with no reception as well
Meet/know the ward if time allows
- Find out where everything is: e.g. Med charts, patient files, forms, scripts, cannula gear, printers, faxes, storerooms/equipment rooms and their codes, offices
Learn some of the common medical things related to the term e.g. common diagnoses, assessment, management, procedures

Team supervisor as they’ll assess and sign all your forms
Director of training (e.g. DPET): they are your contacy for any issues you have
Medical admin: determines rosters, term preferences, leave and processing your pay; notify them early of anything you want to do regarding terms, leaves, rostering
- Confirm with them over email for everything
Team and current/outgoing JMO
Ward Team
- Know everyone’s names, get everyone’s numbers, do a WhatsApp group if needed
People involved in your desired training
Signer of overtime
Medical officer’s association

Make sure you get proxied the list
Inpatients:
- Outstanding jobs
- Common reviews
- Discharges have been prepped
Get all contacts for consultants and other team members (fellows, regs, srmos etc) as well as other departments (e.g. home team clinic, private room details)
Daily schedule
- Start times and location of the ward round
- Consultant ward round times
- Clinic meeting times
- Afternoon handover times
- General order of the day
Jobs
- Check if there are any Templates you can inherit, forms you need to keep, Bloods customarily ordered and frequency, special Investigations/Medications (standard doses) usually ordered and any other painful matters
Peri-procedural actions (e.g. ordering group and hold, coags, bowel prep for endoscopy in gastro teams)

Consider handover for each patient: reason for admission, major comorbiditieis/clinical contexts if relevant, something about progress if extended admission, main current issues and plan/outstanding jobs/barriers to discharge