Are you brief and to the point? Do you have your labs looked up and include any abnormalities worth mentioning? How about labs ordered for the next shift? Do you remind/point out any new orders? Do you say "uhhhh.... and that's all I've got on John Doe, thanks! Do you add on interesting-but-not-necessary info? Do you see report as a necessary evil?
There is an art to giving report, I'm convinced. Some nurses give it chiseled in marble, and other nurses, like me, give it in crayon.
