ER Arm Bands

[debx]

Who is responsible for putting arm bands on your ER patients?

In our ER, it is the nurses responsibility to apply the arm bands. This can sometimes be difficult if you are tied up with a bad patient. I've always know this to be ER Admissions responsibility. I'm interested to hear what other ERs are doing.

Thanks

[z's playa]

Up here it's the the ER administration (where you register and show your OHIP card) who puts the band on the pt. Even when a pt is brought in by ambulance. They drop everything, and make them priority. In labor and delivery the nurses are responsible for the arm bands.:)

[Rena RN 2003, RN]

in our ED, the person that witnesses the consent to treat form is the person that applies the arm band.

[AlaskanRN]

Admissions/Registration applies them here.

[MAGIK GIRL]

:) in our er registration is responsible but it is our resposibility to make sure they are put on. xray won't xray your patient with out one and sometimes they are sent over without and a big deal is made.

registration puts on about 75% of them and we put on the rest.:)

[Scis]

The responsibility lies with the registration clerk, however, if the patient is acutely ill or a trauma, the band comes attached to the chart and the RN usually applies it after verifying that it is the correct patient, especially important since the sickest patients usually can't acknowledge who they are so they REALLY need the name band.

[veetach]

our registration clerks put the armbands on all of our patients.

[Shellsie]

when the patient comes into the triage room the triage nurse applies the band

[nowplayingEDRN]

The registrar clerk, when the patient registers.....or the nurse if the pt happens to get thru with out one. If it is an emergency, the family member register's the pt and the registrar clerk brings the band back to the bed side.

[TinyNurse, RN]

normally the patient and it is placed immediately. but if family is out and giving info to the reg. clerk. i find the name band on the chart and i place it since i took report from the squad.

at least that is how we do it here.

xoxo Jen

[MMiz]

I work as an EMT, and of all the hospitals I've visited, almost always registration puts it on the patient.

[ang75]

same here!!!:chuckle

The responsibility lies with the registration clerk, however, if the patient is acutely ill or a trauma, the band comes attached to the chart and the RN usually applies it after verifying that it is the correct patient, especially important since the sickest patients usually can't acknowledge who they are so they REALLY need the name band.