Why do the doctors do ward rounds as a troop, within what ways does this benefit their work? ?
During work experience I saw whenever the doctors did ward rounds, they worked in teams of 2-4. I don't understand the benefit of cooperation in this situation?
they were all junior doctors if that have relevance...
Answers:
They were probably interns going on rounds for the study experience.
The juniors are learning from doctors/consultant.
Ward rounds can vary somewhat depending on the type of hospital and type of ward.
Sounds like you were contained by a teaching hospital. Likely there was a senior resident, a junior resident or two, and a medical student or two. Sometimes the attending physician (the one who is done near all training and ultimately in charge of your care) will round with the resident troop and sometimes on his/her own. Sometimes nurses, social workers, PTs, nutritionists, pharmacists, etc. join in rounds too.
The main purposes are to put multiple head together to come up with a plan, to make sure all are on one and the same page with the plan, and to teach the more junior team member.
That's how they get to learn stuff and not kill as oodles patients as they would if you sent them out alone.
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They were probably interns going on rounds for the study experience.
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Ward rounds can vary somewhat depending on the type of hospital and type of ward.
Sounds like you were contained by a teaching hospital. Likely there was a senior resident, a junior resident or two, and a medical student or two. Sometimes the attending physician (the one who is done near all training and ultimately in charge of your care) will round with the resident troop and sometimes on his/her own. Sometimes nurses, social workers, PTs, nutritionists, pharmacists, etc. join in rounds too.
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That's how they get to learn stuff and not kill as oodles patients as they would if you sent them out alone.
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