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110. A Strategy Mid-Shift Overwhelm | Conquer the deluge and get home on time

Oct 2, 2023
In this coaching session, Dr. Brit Long learns how to navigate mid-shift overwhelm, become more efficient, lower stress levels, and experience more joy in his career. The podcast covers developing a framework for managing mid-shift overwhelm, prioritizing tasks, managing critical patients, efficient triage and documentation, and overcoming challenges for well-being and career longevity.
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  • The framework for dealing with mid-shift overwhelm in the emergency department consists of prioritizing tasks, delegating responsibilities, and ensuring an efficient workflow to avoid leaving late.
  • Recognizing the trigger moment when overwhelmed workload takes a toll, the suggested approach focuses on stabilizing critical patients, assessing new patients, batching results, running the board, calling consultants, managing patient dispositions, and completing necessary documentation.

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Framework for Mid Shift Overwhelm

The podcast episode discusses a framework for dealing with mid shift overwhelm in the emergency department. The framework consists of five layers: stabilization of critical patients, assessing three new patients and documenting their H&Ps in real time, batching results review and consulting with the team, managing patient dispositions and completing documentation, and addressing rate-limiting procedures. The framework aims to prioritize tasks, delegate responsibilities, and ensure efficient workflow to avoid falling behind and leaving late.

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