4. Emma’s Agenda – activity
It's important to ensure that the agenda is not too cluttered and that things to be discussed can be covered in the time available. There may be far more potential items on an agenda than time allows. Try the following activity to formulate an agenda for Emma's ward round.
Select the 'Set agenda' button to create an agenda for Emma. Drag and drop all items as they appear onto either of clipboards below? Keep an eye on the clock as your agenda should total 20 minutes or less. You may need to move items around to formulate the best agenda for Emma. A button to view an example agenda for Emma will appear, once you have placed all available items on both clipboards.
Inside ward round
Time:
Example ward round agenda
Whilst there is no right and wrong answer, here's the agenda that we put together based on Emma's case study and the time available. How does this compare with yours?
Ward round agenda - Emma's example
- Introductions: 30sec
- Update of week: 5min
- Review patient's experiences since last ward round: 3min
- Medication concordance and Review: 3min 30sec
- Review of care plan (treatment & potential options): 3min
- Carers views on patient admission/discharge: 3 min
- Plan for agreed follow up: 2 min