List all your patients and important times that tasks are due. These tasks include medications, procedures, notes, and labs to name a few. You can add new tasks as they come up. My preferred method is a pocket-size paper list I can easily pull out when I get overwhelmed. I call this list my backup brain. I treat my list as a game. As I complete a task on my list, I mark it out. Once my list is completely marked out, I win! This is a great tool to assist you in multitasking.

I feel you should never multitask things of high importance or that are patient safety-related. Multitasking all the small odd jobs that you are required to do is a great way to save time. I would choose monotasking over attempting to multitask when it comes to things such as passing medications and administering blood transfusions. The last thing you want to do is compromise patient safety.