6. The Census List

“The List” sets the tone for the day – errors in the list can cause unnecessary delays in the discussion and care of the patient.  Moreover, The List is distributed to all attendings in the morning and should reflect our team’s attention to accurate details.   

 

**The NICU section is maintained by the Pediatric Surgery Fellows.  Don’t edit it unless asked**

 

How do I add a patient to the list?

1.  Right-click on the patient on the list and click on Treatment Team

2.  Add Resident, General Surgery for Primary and Active Consult patients ON

3.   Assign the correct attending

 

How do I update the list?

1.  Go to the list, select the patient

2.  Choose Primary Service Sticky Note

3.  Click on Comment and add appropriate 1-liner. BREVITY IS KEY

4.  If applicable, add the correct OR date (most recent if multiple, and include prior dates in 1-liner above)

5.  Update the To Do column with pertinent info for the day, including abx course and important meds (think of what you would find helpful if you were covering at night/weekend)

 

How do I remove a patient from the list?

1.  If going from Primary to Active Consult

2.  If going from Primary to sign off

3.  If going from Primary/Active Consult to Backlist

 

How do I print the list?

For AM rounds, lists should be printed no later than 5AM.  Before printing, check with overnight team members to ensure that all patients, including active ER consults, are on the list.  Details on how to construct the printed list can be found in the resident room. 

1.  Are all Primary/Trauma/Active Consult patients on the EPIC Ped Surg list?

2.  Do all patients have a one-liner under the Primary Service Sticky Note column?

3.  Are the correct attendings assigned under the Attending or Consult Attending column?

4.  Modify the Primary Service Sticky Note column width to ensure that each patient’s stick note is no more than 2-3 lines

5.  Print the list, after you ensure the following print options:


6.  Get the OR Schedule for today from the accredited fellows. 

7.  Print the OR schedule and Call Schedule for today, after you ensure the following format:

8.  Print the NICU Surgery Census list. Tape the printed list to the bottom of the printed OR schedule.

9.  Make double-side copies, with the Surg Trial list on one side and the combined OR schedule/NICU list. 

10.  Bring copies to resident room


For PM rounds, lists should be printed no later than 2:30PM (approximately 10 copies).  Before printing, check with team members to ensure that all patients, including active ER consults, are on the list. 

1.    Follow the steps for printing an AM rounds list, EXCEPT do not print out the NICU census or the OR schedule.  Are all Primary/Trauma/Active Consult patients on the Surg Trial list?