[anonymurse]

My #1 pt safety peeve is illegible (what I think of as culpably negligent) handwriting, and illegible signatures without printed names under them.

[GooeyRN]

I hate trying to make out what the orders are when doing 24 hour chart checks. Sometimes it takes 3 of us to figure out what the scribbles mean. What a waste of time. Is it THAT hard to write so we can read it? It doesn't have to be all neat and pretty, just so we can read it....

[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

My pet peeve is that it seems like whenever we have a patient transfer from another unit, we find what look to be errors in orders.

I've given up and I go over the entire chart whenever we get a transfer, which nearly beats a direct admit for complexity.

[Inquisitive one]

Safety peeves in long term care:

Overfilled Sharps containers!!!!!
Door to med room not locked
IV lines not labeled
Sticky G-Tube feeding on Pump stand and floor.