Distribution of the traumatologist-orthopaedician's working time with outpatients

The distribution of working time of a pediatric orthopedist at an outpatient reception without a nurse was studied. The method of direct time observation of medical activity in the form of study of working hours of the head of the traumatological department of the clinic for 1 month was used. 500 patients of both sexes aged from 3 months were investigated, up to 18 years with various orthopedic pathology. The results of the study indicate the irrational use of time for mediocre contact with the patient - the main activity - due to the large volume of work performed with documentation. Pediatric orthopedist at the outpatient clinic without nurses spend 33% of their time on their core business, 57% - on documentation, 8% auxiliary, 1% for service and 1% for the total.