The schedule of my current placement (Women’s health) is such that we go to the maternity ward in the mornings, and have outpatients in the afternoons. During busy days in the maternity ward, it is essential to prioritise patients to be seen based on the order of urgency.
On one particular morning, there were more than 4 patients that needed to be seen. After seeing my first patient, I realised there was limited time to see the other patients. As I had an outpatient appointment just after lunch, I ended up rushing through the next few patients. By the time I had finished writing all the patients’ notes, lunch time was over and I had to rush back for the next appointment.
From this experience, I realised that had I planned my time carefully such that each patient had an allocated period, there wouldn’t have been a need to rush. Things done in a rush meant that some important information or treatment component could have been missed.
With sufficient planning, I could ensure that the absolute essential component of treatment and education are covered within the amount of time given so that no time is wasted on unnecessary tasks. Next time, I will ensure to plan my time adequately for each patient prior to seeing them.
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I have had issues with time management and i did find that planning helped a lot. Just dont forget that we have only had limited experience in each of the practical areas...so don't be too hard on yourself! =)
I have had the same issues as well. Planning before hand helped alot, and i found that it is important to prioritize treatment and assessment so the important bits are done earlier and then we can concentrate on the rest with the time left. But having said that, i agreed with luca as well that since we have only had limited experience we tend to take longer time to actually complete a task which is a part of learning.
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