Share Your "Brain" Sheet

Hi, I'm new and just finished orientation but I've gathered lots of tips from nurses along the way. Haven't started using my brain sheet but I think it incorporates what the other nurses are doing. It prints out on legal paper with a front and back. Front is in SBAR style; back is sectioned to write notes w/a water mark of Mother Teresa to remind me it's all about the patient. I will try to attach them. Hope they help.

PS I'm on a Coronary Care Unit! Yippeee!

PPSS: Darn. I don't know how to attach file in this messaging system. If you PM me with your email I'll send you the attachments in word. Good luck.

Here's my nurse brain. I know...it's small, but I don't like clutter. All the little letters in the lower right hand corner stand for things I need to remember to complete, like F = flowsheet, M=meds, X= I/O's, etc. . When I've comleted those things for the day, I mark it off. That way I'm not wasting my time later checking to be sure I completed something. Lower left hand corner is left blank for whatever pertinent labs/procedures.

SORRY...just realized I don't know how to attach files to the post. And now I can only edit...not delete my post.

Here is my . Like some of the other posters, I use 1 sheet per pt and place them in a divided notebook along with my emar. I have tried to cut down on the amount of writing and set it up to circle what I need. Let me know if you have any questions. This is verson 6!

I think it's one of those things you really have to figure out what works best for you. I work in a nursing home currently and the easiest thing for me has been to take a blank sheet of lineless paper, write the name of each patient underlined and underneath jot any alerts and use the MAR to write a schedule of the meds they will take and treatments they need on my shift. Since not much changes from day to day in the nursing home I make copies of these to use later and update them periodically. I've done this for years and not much gets past me. I keep a highlighter and highlight out each thing as I do it.

I'm leaving the nursing home for a ltac hospital, though, and hear I'm in for a rude awakening. My little system may not work so well there.

THANKS FOR SHARING AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW POSITION. I'M LOVING THE TIPS THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING ABOUT BRAIN SHEETS. MY RECORDING OF THE DATA IS GETTING SOOOOO STREAMLINED THANKS TO EVERYONE'S INPUT. LATER,

Thanks for all of these great ideas. I use an index card type arrangement for now, all handwritten. I really like the "circle it" preprinted idea, and will include in my next round of cards... I like the index cards though. Good old 3X5s.

This is pretty good! One question; how did you embed or attach your document on this website?

JBALDWIN How did you embed your document on the forum?

can you email me a copy of your brain sheet? Thank you!

This is the closest to mine, just in a slt diff form. I like to be able to have everything organized. A plain piece of paper does not work for my ADD brain!