Originally posted by nurse-lou
Someone in my unit decided to post at the bedside (computer) a "did you remember to" list....mouth care, bath, pain assessment, turn, etc. Most RN's in my unit took this as a slap in the face as it was all basic nursing care type stuff. Some people removed it but it was just re-posted the next day.
I think that when a family member sees this list that they will become more vigilant in making sure that this stuff is done and being a bigger PIA than they already are sometimes!
OMG!!! Do you work in my unit? Our CNS did the same thing, with the same response. But she also included in her little post-it note that we are to also CHART IT in our progress notes. We already do far too much charting, so guess how many of us are writing it down? And the prediction about family? Bang on. Had an infant so unstable that
any handling caused desats to the 50s and SBP drops to the 30's... Mom says, "It's been nearly three hours, when are you going to turn her?" Obviously didn't notice all the slight changes in position I'd been making everytime I had to touch the babe. Too bad the CNS isn't required to come down from her ivory tower once in a while and do some real patient care!
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mass conspiracy?
