Help- nursing flow sheets

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Specializes in Trauma, Emergency.

Hey y'all! Happy weekend! Long story short, I thought the OR would be my forever home when I started working there after I graduated. But here I am, 3 years later, starting on a cardiac intermediate floor- because while I loved OR, I missed the patient care, connection, and education. But here is my problem: because I thought OR would be my forever home, I threw away all the flow sheets I'd created for myself while I was in school when I graduated. Would anyone mind sharing their flow sheet or their favorite resource for creating flow sheets with me? While I'm not a new grad, I feel like I might as well be since I haven't done floor nursing in nearly 4 years, so I'm going to need all the help and advice I can get as far as staying organized. Just finished orientation this week. Charting class on Monday, and then my first day on the floor w/ preceptor is next Thurs! I'm nervous, but very excited. Thanks in advance for any bones you can throw me. ❤️

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.

If you do a search for "brains" you'll find lots of options already listed here.

I made my own using a spreadsheet document, and I tweaked it almost daily for six weeks to get it the way I liked it. I paid attention to the things nurses were telling me or asking me in report to have an idea of what I needed to have on my brain-sheet.

I also set up my sheet (which I fold into quarters to fit into my pocket) so that I can make all my notations in one place when receiving report, without having to unfold / turn over my brain sheet, flipping back and forth and trying to figure out where each item is. This way, no matter what order the other nurse is giving me the information in, I can easily jot it all down without having to write notes all over the place.

Then on the other side of the paper, I have it sectioned off by the hour, and I write in what meds / treatments / assessments are due when, plus what PRNs they have ordered and at what frequency, and the time last administered.

Here's mine to give you an idea...

Brain.pdf

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Specializes in Trauma, Emergency.

This is so great! Thank you so much for sharing! Man, I hope floor nursing comes back to me quickly í ½í¸³í ½í¸‰

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