Dedicated Shift Wrap-up Time Does Not Improve Resident Sign-out Volume or Efficiency
Objectives: Sign-out (SO) is a challenge to the emergency physician. Some training programs have instituted overlapping 9-hour shifts. The residents see patients for eight hours, and have one hour of wrap-up time. This hour helps them complete patient care, leaving fewer patients to sign-out. We exa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2010-02-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3237n0sqSign-out, resident education, efficiency |