Brain Sheet Diagrams

[whitecat5000]

So I'm trying to create my own brain sheet for the med/surg floor that I'm working on.

When I look at different examples they have diagrams on their sheet like an X or a weird fishbone looking thing.

What are these diagrams for?

My friend said it was to write lab values like Hgb, Hct, K, Ca, Na, etc. Is that true?

I would post a link to a couple of examples but I don't know how... ?

[RescueNinja]

Could you copy and paste the URL for the examples? Not sure what you're talking about...

[whitecat5000]

I can't find a specific URL so I'll try to copy it:

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----l----l----

Here are two examples of diagrams I've seen but don't know what they mean.

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

Yes, those are for labs.

My brain consists of things I need to remember for the shift. Labs, VS, I/O, meds, etc...

[turnforthenurse, MSN, NP]

Here you go:

[ntluna]

We use these at the place I work:

It's hard to describe without drawing it but using "Whitecat 5000" diagrams:

1st diagram-

WBC >------ HGB on top and HCT on bottom of lines------

2nd diagram-

----SODIUM on top, POTASSIUM on bottom in first break,----/

---CHLORIDE, CO2---in second break ----/

----BUN, CREATININE in last break-----and

Hope that makes sense.

[mikeicurn, ASN, RN]

I have my own sheet that I use for my patients, as well as a form detailing these notes you are talking about (I have heard them them called fishbones).