Urology Rounds

Meeting with your child’s specialty team

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What are rounds?

Every day, your team of doctors, nurses and other specialists will come to the bedside to talk about your child’s plan of care. This is called “rounds.” You are invited and encouraged to be a part of these conversations.

There are multiple types of rounds:

Work rounds
(early morning check-in)

Usually happens between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m.
Your inpatient team will come into your room to check on your child. This may include the fellow, the residents, your nurse practitioner and medical students. We will talk with you about how your child is doing and make a plan for the day. Your inpatient team will be discussing this plan with your child’s attending surgeon as well.
If you have urgent questions, please bring them up now and throughout the day.
We take care of many children and are only able to spend a few minutes with each patient during rounds. A team member will come by later in the day to make sure all of your questions and concerns have been addressed.

Family rounds

On weekdays, it usually happens between 9 and 10 a.m. Your nurse practitioner and nurse are present.
We will talk with you about how your child is doing and review the plan for the day.
Family rounds are a great time to ask questions and bring up any concerns, as well as identify any needs for going home.

Attending rounds

On weekdays, your attending surgeon will also check in on your child. If your attending is off site, they may ask a colleague who is “on call” or available in the hospital to see your child and report back.

Weekend rounds

On weekends, attending, family and work rounds are combined. Rounds usually happen between 6:30 and 8 a.m.

Communicating using the white board in your child’s room

There is a white board in your child’s room. We will write your child’s daily plan of care here. This is a place to write your questions as they come up. We encourage you to use this board every day.

Planning for when your child is ready to go home

Soon after your child is admitted to the hospital, a plan for going home (discharge criteria) is written on the white board. Your child’s progress toward going home is updated daily during rounds.

Attending doctor – Directs your child’s care and supervises the nurse practitioners, residents and fellows caring for your child.

Nurse practitioner – Registered nurse with advanced education and training. They often coordinate care for complex medical conditions, teach family members about their child’s care needs and make discharge plans.

Hospitalist nurse practitioner – registered nurse with advanced education and training who specializes in hospital care of surgical patients. On nights and weekends, this team will evaluate your child and give orders for care.

Resident – licensed doctor getting pediatric training in Urology. They will have the most contact with you and your child. They give daily orders for care and update the attending doctor about your child’s progress.

Fellow – licensed doctor who has completed training in Urology and is getting further training in Pediatric Urology. They give daily orders for care and update the attending doctor about your child’s progress.

Seattle Children’s offers free interpreter services for patients, family members and legal representatives who are deaf or hard of hearing or speak a language other than English. Seattle Children’s will make this information available in alternate formats upon request. Call the Family Resource Center at 206-987-2201. This handout has been reviewed by clinical staff at Seattle Children’s. However, your needs are unique. Before you act or rely upon this information, please talk with your healthcare provider.

12/01/2023

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