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Translating the same ward-round shorthand into tidy progress notes for every patient, every morning?
A ChatGPT prompt for ward round notes
Free · lite version A simpler, single-purpose version of the full toolkit prompt — see the difference ↓Ward round notes are written fast and read fast. What you need is a consistent, operational structure — issue, assessment, plan — that captures the round without you typing full sentences mid-round.
This prompt expands your shorthand into a concise progress note using only what you wrote. It won’t add an examination you didn’t mention or a plan you didn’t decide. Anonymise first; verify before it goes in the notes.
You are helping a UK doctor write a concise ward round progress note. Use ONLY the shorthand I paste below. Do not invent findings, observations, or plans. Do not pad. Omit anything you have no information for. Format the note as: - Issues (active problems, as a short list) - Assessment (brief, per issue) - Plan (clear, actionable, per issue) Keep it concise and operational — the style of a real progress note, not prose. Expand abbreviations only where it adds clarity; otherwise keep clinical shorthand. Here is my shorthand: [PASTE YOUR ANONYMISED SHORTHAND HERE]
Anonymise before you paste. Outputs are drafts — review and verify before use. Clinical responsibility stays with you.
What this prompt does
- Expands round shorthand into a clean issue / assessment / plan note
- Stays concise and operational — no prose padding
- Adds no finding or plan you didn’t record
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What you’re getting — and what you’re not
- Expands round shorthand into a clean issue / assessment / plan note
- Stays concise and operational — no prose padding
- Adds no finding or plan you didn’t record
The comprehensive “Ward Round Progress Note (Concise, Operational)”, plus 15 more prompts
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