Emergency Room Shadowing Report

S (situation): Hi, my name Kelsey and I am a nurse in the emergency department. I am calling about Shannon O’Reilly’s most recent laboratory results.

Bedside reporting involves giving information or a report to the oncoming nurse in the presence of a patient. This method gives the patient an opportunity to ask questions and get clarification regarding his or her care. Bedside reporting increases patient satisfaction, quality of healthcare and nurse-to-nurse responsibility. Hospitals need to design a better handoff process that can easily reduce patient risks and increase patients’ involvement in their care. Emergency rooms shift reports usually take place at the nursing station of every patient care area. The departing nurse gives information verbally to the oncoming shift. Therefore,

the beginning but their careers did not attract me. Their involvement with the patient was

Shadowing physicians with drastically different doctoring styles and personalities helped me understand more than just the daily workload but also which doctoring style I prefer. I also learned that physicians need to work as a team with other physicians, nurses, medical staff and patients. I glimpsed at their busy schedules and found that physicians worked in the wards and in the clinic, took on-call duties every other weekend, filed their own billing and charting, covered each other, while still making time for their families. Being exposed to this has helped solidify my aspirations to one day become an effective and balanced physician. I aspire to be a physician who remembers the details, takes time to discuss treatment, and has a broad

During the second week, I had the opportunity to accompany Mr. Price to meetings that he had with the managers of the nurses and schedulers. During those meetings, the managers discussed the ideal approach of how to accommodate patients who call the schedulers to acquire appointments for urgent medical concerns. There seemed to be a problem with patients taking up appointment slots when they do not have a true need to be assessed by their doctor. It was ultimately concluded that the schedulers would coordinate communication between the patient and the registered nurse. The nurse would then triage the patient’s concerns over the phone and provide medical guidance,

Being only a measly volunteer for my high school HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) program, I am not allowed to participate in much, leaving a lot of down time. I hear the sound of rushed feet pacing up and down the light brown, wooden floors, and the white, florescent lights blind any who dare to gaze up. I am only here to observe surgeries and injuries, yet so far I have only managed to observe impatient nurses streamlining up and down pallid hallways. I glance upward to a clock staring at me from right across the room. It glares 8:48. I moan, realizing I have another thirty minutes before I have to head to school. I turn my head when I hear in the distance an unusually loud herd of frantic feet. Moments later the double doors blast open, paramedics, doctors, and nurses all surround one speeding bed. The transition from utter silence to sudden action throws off my relaxed and daydreaming mind, as I see the ominous bed hurdle its way into an open room down the

Going into this job shadowing experience I did not expect to get hands on experience the way I did on some days. On some days I got to go in patients rooms and interact and make conversation with the patient. The nurse guided me, and showed me what exactly her day was like and what she was going to do with the patient that day. Some patients were better off than others which was very sad to see but is also reality. Once I get a job in this field I have to realize that.

The goal and purpose of her shadowing experience with me was to place her in a clinical environment so that she can find out what the career is all about, clarify and validate any initial impressions, help her to understand the realities and limitations of medicine, discover any likes and dislikes, test her level of commitment, and to improve the articulation of her goals. Shari was able to witness firsthand the day-to-day responsibilities of a Pediatrician. This included observing the physician-patient

The goals that I hope to achieve through this shadowing is to fulfill a portion of the hours of shadowing required by t Virginia Commonwealth University for a student on the Pre-Medicine track. In addition to that, I believe this experience will allow me to understand if a healthcare related career would be a proper choice for me, it has been my lifelong dream to become a doctor and to be of service to the world from a very young age.

Through this course I decided to shadow one of our PA’s at work on my day off, to see first hand what she is doing as a PA in primary care. I had worked with PA’s in an emergency room prior to my current job, but the dynamic is so different in a faster paced environment such as an ER. The PA I chose to shadow is named Cassidy Heisler she is a relatively newer PA so it was beneficial to learn from someone about the basics of PA school and how she thinks and problem solves with her patients. As I stated above primary care is very different than ER, Cassidy and I discussed this as well and she stated “it is because you are following this person and caring for them all the time even when you are not there” at first I was a bit confused with this, but when you think about it more it makes sense, a PA is prescribing the patients medications that they take everyday and managing the patients pre existing conditions correctly with those medications, so they are indeed caring for the patient twenty four seven. This was something that I had never thought about prior to shadowing

Any patient brought into the Emergency Department, is first signed in at ED receptionist desk and triaged by a triage nurse, prioritized and brought to patient room by a charged nurse either by wheelchair or stretcher or walking by the patient depending on patient’s illness. A nurse is assigned to the patient. Emergency Doctor comes in and if the patient illness is life threatening it is stabilized and the Doctor orders test such as blood work and x-ray if necessary to be conducted. Based on the test result the patient is either discharged or admitted. Certain times the emergency department is filled with a lot of patient that there is no place to sit and patients keep coming in and creating

In this paper I will describe the client scenario from my first six days of clinical practice at the medical ward of Eagle Ridge Hospital. I will reflect upon the salient learning experience received during the first 6 shifts at Eagle Ridge Hospital. I will explore the personal meaning of my clinical experience and will identify the plans for the next set of shifts.

recommends direct exposure for overseeing staff. Thus, it would be beneficial for them to attend a conference and spend the day at a local hospital shadowing the CLS in action. Bright Beginnings may want to additionally consider procuring a mentor for their CLS staff, being as they are isolated and without community. It may be beneficial for the CLS to receive monthly check-ins with a CLS Mentor to obtain support. This check-in should be coordinated with the managerial team and a part of the managerial scope of development. It would be ideal for Bright Beginnings to become specialized enough to oversee this aspect without the use of a mentor.

I had the chance to shadow Carlson through a family friend that she works with. I have always been fascinated by emergency medicine, so I was naturally very excited to shadow her. Through email Carlson told me her shift was from 10am - 6pm. She also told me to wear comfortable shoes, since her job is very faced-paced. I arrived at Parkland Medical Center at 9:55. I checked in at the front desk in the emergency room. I waited for fifteen minutes, the lady at the front desk said she was caught up with a patient. “Already?” I thought, I knew then I was in for a busy day.

Flashing red and blue lights accompanied by an alarming siren in the distance is signaled when the double doors of the emergency room burst open. Pushed by several nurses, doctors, and other medical staff, a lone hospital stretcher with a bloody, wounded patient flies through the medical center towards the doors to the operating room. This image is what generally comes to mind when you think about an emergency room. Many people believe that the hospital’s emergency room is a dark and scary place. While this is true, the common misconception is that the emergency room is a place clear of humor, when in reality humor is present, even necessary, for many reasons. Many television shows, like the show ER, are based in the setting of the