Checklist to go through at the bedside every time
you review a surgical patient (MOST
WIND)
- M - Medication chart
- O - Observations
- S - Skin integrity (e.g., bed sores)
- T - Tubes (e.g., integrity and need for cannula,
urinary catheter, drain tubes etc.)
- W - Wound
- I - IV fluids (e.g., need for and water overload
with low sodium)
- N - Nutritional state (eating and drinking)
- D - DVT prophylaxis (see
RACS guidelines)
(With thanks to Noel Tait and the guys in West Sussex)