Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

3. Perform a surgical “time out” to confirm the following: the patient’s identity using twoidentifiers, the correct procedure, the correct site and side (if applicable), the correctposition of the patient, and the correct equipment available in the room. All members ofthe healthcare team must be in agreement and their names will be listed on the ProcedureNote.4. Document the following in the procedure note: the date, time, pre- and post- procedurediagnosis, attending, resident, anesthesia, findings, complications, EBL, and informedconsent, including risks, benefits, and alternatives. If applicable, it will also includesedation, drains, and specimens.These steps will be taken for the following procedures:• Nail Removal• Excision of Lesion• Curettage & Desiccation• Punch Biopsy• Shave Biopsy• Endometrial Biopsy• Circumcision• Colposcopy• Cryo-ablation of the Uterine Cervix• Abscess Incision and DrainageIII. POLICIES AND PROCEDURESADMISSIONS AND CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CAREWhen a resident (or faculty member) sees and admits his/her continuity patient from MFHC, it isthe responsibility of that PCP (Primary Care Physician) in the clinic to write admit orders and theadmission H&P. If another provider is seeing the patient and the FP service resident is available,the FP service resident should do admit orders and the H&P. If the FP service resident is notavailable, then admit orders and the H&P are to be done by the provider seeing the patient atclinic. It is the duty of the physician writing the admission orders to contact the FPS preceptor atthe time of admission.Whenever a resident’s patient is admitted to the hospital, he/she is expected to make daily roundsand work with the in-patient team in clinical decision-making and disposition unless the residentis on an away elective, vacation, or in-patient service that precludes such visits.Page 140 of 153C:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.docAPPEARANCEA Physician’s appearance has a significant impact on how others gauge professionalcompetence, and judge the residency and hospital. Residents will present a professional