Central monitoring survey

babyktchr, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2011

you have to convince someone you NEED central monitoring? how about patient safety?

LDR, 10 beds, 2 OR's and 4 triage beds. 12 docs and 2000 deliveries a year.

Came from 6 bed LDRP with central monitoring.

OBIX is my best experience, worked with GE and McKesson (the devil)

MamaCJRN · Sep 13, 2011

We have 4 LDRs, 2 docs deliver 450 babies a year. We are a Women's unit with L&D, PP (12 beds) and nursery.

Our central monitor/EMR system is GE CPN, love it! I've worked with OB Tracevue and unless they've made changes it's not very user friendly.

Central monitoring doesn't take the place of bedside assessment but it is an awesome tool if used correctly. If you see problems you go check on the patient or help the nurse already there doing interventions. There is also Airstrip OB that works with central monitor systems and enables the physician to see the FM strip on their smart phone.

Your legal people should be behind you in this quest to get central monitoring. Best Wishes!

magicsauce · Sep 13, 2011

Hi There.

1. How many labor beds do you have?--->8 Triage Beds, 22 LDR Beds, and approx 50 PP beds

2. How many physicians deliver in your unit?--> many different call groups, usually 10-15 on call on any given shift

3. Is it LDRP or just Labor with a move to a mother/baby unit after delivery?---> they move to PP floors

4. How many births does your unit do in a year?---> approx 9,000 deliveries annually

5. Do you have central monitoring?

If so, which system?--->Yes, Clinicomp and Cerner

MKS8806 · Sep 15, 2011

1. how many labor beds do you have? 4 labor rooms, 1 or

2. how many physicians deliver in your unit? 5 obs, 1 family practice

3. is it ldrp or just labor with a move to a mother/baby unit after delivery? ldrp, we do have 6 post partum rooms if we need to move them from the labor suite, or, if they are a scheduled section, they start out there.

4. how many births does your unit do in a year? 360-500 births a year

5. do you have central monitoring? yes

if so, which system? ge cpn

trying to find out some info to get ready to convince our administration to purchase central monitoring for our unit. i love our central monitoring system. however, as mentioned above, it doesn't take away from bedside care. i does, however, allow for other nurses to be aware what is going on in a room, both by the strip activity and by the ability to chart right on the strip and that, then, shows up on the computer for others to see.