What a pain it is for a patient to get finger pokes every hour on an insulin gtt. (We aren't allowed to pull off an art line for samples) Why hasn't someone invented a little finger heparin pad thingy or a finger port to keep a small ooze available? :studyowl:
And how about beds with a detachable center hole under the patient's bum so we can slide a bucket underneath too catch poo? hee hee
how about wireless monitors..............it such a pain to patient and staff to work around all those wires for cardiac leads, bp cuff, pulse ox, ect.
Yes yes yes!!! Would love to just slap on the electrodes, throw on a BP cuff not attached to any wires, and a sticky little bandaid thing around the finger (which would actually stay on as opposed to most pulse oxes) and it would automatically transmit signals to the monitor screen/box thingy. If they can have wireless internet and cell phone headsets, I'm sure they could do it for the medical profession. Of course then in a perfect world we would have to have healthcare facilities actually willing to pay for such equipment.
I want a can of aerosolized Ativan in a Can. phssst!
For patients and their families!
My co-workers and I would like a time clock that would dispence Ativan or Xanax to us when we clock in. But by far the best invention would be the Ativan in a can or Ativan that can be used in something like a vaporizor or neb machine!!
Valium, Ativan, or Haldol licks for those in the waiting room. Mandatory use for all patients who have more than two visitors with them! Breathalyzers for the nurses to use and equipment alarms that delivered shocks if anyone tries to remove it from the ER!
We use rotobeds for patients that are in cervical traction or have unstable spines...they rotate to whatever degree you set them at, and have a trapdoor for bowel issues. Neat!
A doctor with decent handwriting and a signature that you can actually read his/her name. Usually it's just some type of scribbly mark & it's like a word guessing game around the unit trying to figure out what was written & who wrote it. We have one doctor that stamps his name next to his orders...why can't the others do that?
A doctor with decent handwriting and a signature that you can actually read his/her name. Usually it's just some type of scribbly mark & it's like a word guessing game around the unit trying to figure out what was written & who wrote it. We have one doctor that stamps his name next to his orders...why can't the others do that?
Not an invention, just a suggestion. President Bush & all politicians should have to spend a week- (using another name) in their local VA hospital. Maybe then there would be improvements & patients would actually receive the care they deserve!! Maybe there are some good ones, but overall I think our veterans get treated horribly!! The veterans should be receiving the BEST care, w/the best equipment & technology available.
annabanana5876, BSN, RN
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how about wireless monitors..............it such a pain to patient and staff to work around all those wires for cardiac leads, bp cuff, pulse ox, ect.