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General Ward

Physicians on the general ward

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DE, AT, CH
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Overview

Physicians on the general ward take the medical history, examine patients, make diagnoses and set treatment plans. They conduct informed consent discussions, document findings, are responsible for drug therapy with attention to medication safety and hand over patients in a structured way. For further diagnostics they interpret laboratory and imaging findings and use point-of-care testing. In daily ward work they write discharge letters, code diagnoses and procedures and contribute to discharge management. They care for the seriously ill and dying, talk with relatives and act in medical emergencies.

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Profession by country

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Germany
 
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Austria
 
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Switzerland
 

Fields of use and typical tasks

Internal medicine

Evidence from: DE, AT, CH

  • Medical care of about 12 to 15 patients on the general ward
  • Consent clinic before examinations and procedures
  • Care of gastroenterology patients placed on wards of other specialties
  • Documentation, orders and discharge letters in the hospital information system
  • Presenting new admissions and imaging in the daily department meeting
  • Working in the ultrasound and endoscopy unit

Surgery and trauma surgery

Evidence from: DE, AT, CH

  • Ward rounds for trauma and orthopaedic patients on the assigned ward and in the intensive care unit
  • Preparing and accompanying senior consultant and head of department rounds
  • Drawing up treatment plans including parenteral and enteral fluid balance
  • Ongoing documentation as well as brief, discharge and transfer reports
  • Informed consent discussions and talks with relatives
  • Requesting consultations from other specialties and presenting pathological fractures at the tumour board

Neurology (stroke unit)

Evidence from: DE, AT, CH

  • Neurological history taking and examination on the general ward
  • Indicating immunotherapy and chemotherapy as well as neurological, pain and psychopharmacological drug therapy
  • Taking part in the daily consultant ward round on the stroke unit
  • Indicating and evaluating neuroradiological procedures
  • Assessing language, speech and swallowing disorders several times a day on the stroke unit
  • Systemic thrombolysis and transfer for thrombectomy following a fixed procedure with bridging thrombolysis

Specializations

Devices and systems they use

Who they work with

  • Ward nursing staff
  • Functional diagnostics staff
  • Specialists from other disciplines

Frequently asked questions

Which devices do physicians on the general ward use themselves?

As an example from an internal medicine department, a curriculum names ultrasound of the abdomen, thyroid and pleura as well as arterial blood gas analyses. The training regulations mention point-of-care testing.

What software is relevant?

The sources name the electronic patient record and the electronic health professional card (example from one facility) as well as digital applications for history taking, diagnostics and therapy.

Which invasive procedures do they perform on the ward?

As an example from one facility, venepuncture, blood sampling, peripheral lines and ascites, pleural and lumbar punctures are named, with central venous catheters placed under supervision.

When is there time for an interview?

The daily structure is shaped by fixed meetings, such as a morning meeting and a radiology conference at midday (example from one facility). The sources do not name free time slots.

How are patients handed over between shifts?

Structured patient handover is a general component of postgraduate medical training.

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