Nurses Relations
Published Aug 18, 2011
payang0722
60 Posts
Just wondering, do you have to wait till the 23rd. patient before asking a question on pt.#4?
Guest717236
1,062 Posts
No, jump right in at patient # 4 if you need more info or clarification on the
reported items..
MKS8806
115 Posts
I usually ask for additional information when they're finished reporting on pt #4, unless I need clarification on something that they said in the middle.
miss81, BSN, RN
342 Posts
Yes... at my facility report is more like a discussion about the pt!
SneakySnake
86 Posts
Why yes....yes I do :)
RNMeg
450 Posts
Yes, especially if I'm getting report from a nurse who tends to give..anecdotal report ("He's just the nicest guy, can't say he's not, his wife was in earlier and they told me all about their grandkids and she gave me this recipe for blueberry cobbler and...") Just give me the assessment rundown and the plan for tonight, kthx.
Sugarcoma, RN
410 Posts
("He's just the nicest guy, can't say he's not, his wife was in earlier and they told me all about their grandkids and she gave me this recipe for blueberry cobbler and...") Just give me the assessment rundown and the plan for tonight, kthx.
I do not know which nurse is worse this one or the one who insists upon having every single piece of information possible about the patient. Um ya sorry have no idea when the 1st of the 3 picc lines he has had since admission was d/c ed and yes I acknowledge that I suck as a human being because I do not know this.
Isabelle49
849 Posts
I would ask a question as soon as I needed an answer, probably while patient is being discussed that I have a question on. Sorry for those who don't like to be interrupted, but that is just they way it goes.
Hospice Nurse LPN, BSN, RN
1,472 Posts
I do. If I wait until the end, I may forget my question. :)
applewhitern, BSN, RN
1,871 Posts
I ask right then, otherwise I might not get a chance to, as the reporting nurse is busy running out the door! I have a problem with nurse's giving report, but not really knowing anything. For example, they will tell me so-and-so had a CT, US, etc., etc., but have no idea what the results were. I have to catch them quick so they will at least attempt to find out the answer.
meandragonbrett
2,438 Posts
For example, they will tell me so-and-so had a CT, US, etc., etc., but have no idea what the results were. I have to catch them quick so they will at least attempt to find out the answer.
I simply look at the nurse, shrug my shoulder, and say "I don't know" and continue on with what I have to say. You can look it up just as well as I can.
Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN
11,304 Posts
We don't have 23 patients. Whew.
Acuity is 5 pts to one RN.
I would ask at the end of the report on #4 but would not interrupt the report.
When I get interrupted, it breaks my train of thought. I just want to give the bare pertinent details and get out of there. I'm not crazy about the long-winded anecdotal stuff either.
I write down my question so I don't forget.