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 2,056 Posts Dec 14, 2003 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 635 Posts Dec 15, 2003 in our ED, the person that witnesses the consent to treat form is the person that applies the arm band.
MAGIK GIRL 299 Posts Dec 17, 2003 :) 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 93 Posts Dec 22, 2003 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 450 Posts Specializes in Emergency Room/corrections. Has 16 years experience. Dec 29, 2003 our registration clerks put the armbands on all of our patients.
Shellsie 44 Posts Dec 29, 2003 when the patient comes into the triage room the triage nurse applies the band
nowplayingEDRN 799 Posts Specializes in Step down, ICU, ER, PACU, Amb. Surg. Jan 1, 2004 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 692 Posts Specializes in Emergency. Apr 30, 2004 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 4 Posts May 2, 2004 I work as an EMT, and of all the hospitals I've visited, almost always registration puts it on the patient.
ang75 67 Posts May 5, 2004 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.
