Best one sentence handoff report

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My handoff to the oncoming rn was "300 pounds, off meds, homicidal intent". The was more of course but that summed it up. Let's hear 'em.

Specializes in critical care, PACU.

This cheered me up. I needed it. Thanks.

Alot of times in neuro critical care I find myself saying to a nurse who had the patient before, "No change, just as crazy as ever. thank God I'm not back tonight."

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Specializes in ED/ICU/TELEMETRY/LTC.

"DIB, tube fed, foley"

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Specializes in hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR.

LTC.. they are all fine, ready to count?

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Specializes in LTC/Rehab,Med/Surg, OB/GYN, Ortho, Neuro.

SSDD... on a LTC pt that is never happy w/ anyone or anything

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"They're all idiots, have fun, see you in 12 hours"

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"Came in for X, everything's done, they should be discharged soon."

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Specializes in OB, Med/Surg, Ortho, ICU.
"Came in for X, everything's done, they should be discharged soon."

That truly is the best thing to hear.

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Specializes in Early Intervention, Nsg. Education.

"Same old vegetable patch just turn em and water them..."

At the place I used to work, these folks were "flip-n-flush."

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.

walking into a crap storm in our high acuity section of the ER with no room to walk b/c there are stretchers EVERYWHERE lol.... day shift looks at me and says "i'm sorry...." lol

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

me to icu nurse on transfer of my intubated, active gi bleed from everywhere "Blood. He doesn't have any. He needs more. That's pretty much all you need to know right now."

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I did some CNA work in an ED prior to starting nursing school, and came in on night shift one summer. The dayshift nurses looked like they were totally done in, and one caught me and one of the night shift nurses in the break room putting things in our lockers. The conversation went like this

Day shift Nurse: "Do you have rooms six through nine?"

Night shift Nurse: "Yes, why?"

Day Shift: "Well, let me give you report."

Night Shift: "Okay."

Day Shift: "Six is empty, seven is crazy, eight is going to be transferred ICU where he will probably get to meet Jesus, and nine is a lovely member of Snail's Angels who was struck by a car while drunk driving on his moped. You're going to have a great night, good luck."

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Specializes in Medical.

DKA frequent flier "BSL was 99 [1782 mg/dl], so she still hasn't cracked the ton, but the pH was only 7.15 - usual 4 lines, probably home in two days."

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