Sheena prepares for the outpatient clinic

In the afternoon, Sheena prints out her outpatient appointment list for today’s outpatient clinic. She notes that she has six patients to see. Four of the visits are follow-up visits and two are with new patients. Sheena reviewed the charts of the new patients yesterday because she knew today was going to be busy (1.08b).

She starts by seeing Mr. Amer, one of her new patients. As always, she starts by introducing herself (2.04h), obtaining consent for the session (1.02l) and providing a quick overview of her role within the interprofessional team. She usually starts her initial assessment sessions by asking her patients what they are hoping to get from the appointment and whether they have any initial questions or concerns (1.07c, 2.04j, 2.05c).

She spends the rest of the afternoon seeing her outpatients and completing chart notes on their interactions (1.10g). She speaks with the oncologists and nurses at least once a day about various patient questions and concerns (2.06c, 2.06f, 2.06g, 2.06i).

Sheena reviews a research article

When there is some free time between appointments, Sheena reads a research article for her department’s Journal Club this week (1.11e). It’s an interesting review article on different measures of body composition. This article gives Sheena’s an idea for a small research study that she could conduct with the group of dietetic interns for this coming year.

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