Wouldn't it be far easier to hand the resident the chart and tell him/her to write the orders. Teach these residents from the start to write their own orders and then they will not be so depended on...
The interesting thing, is that my most experienced nurses, know which residents they can trust and therefore continue to take verbal orders from some doctors. They know that they can get them written...
I don't believe you are alone with working impossible shifts, especially after reading the thread "Obstacles to providing care." The list given by nurses are long and give an idea how difficult...