Nurse tracking devices

[PattonD]

How do you guys feel about wearing tracking devices on your person? Your location displays on a computer screen where you are at inside the hospital at all times.

Thanks

[marygirl]

at our hospital most of the staff is required to wear the tracking devices. Most of the docs don't, however, but they are not employees of the hospital. The hospitalists do wear them, but they are employees. See the difference? Agency nurses and RT's do not wear them, but regular staff members do. I like them because I am on the Resource Team, so my kids can find me quickly without having to go through the nursing office. This is convenient for questions such as, "where is the Clorox clean-up? The puppy had an accident". I'd hate for them to bother the nursing supervisor for a question like that!

[nitetimeobnurse]

One problem that we have found with these if you work in a facility that uses alot of travelers, there is not enough equipment to go around, so if something happens to a patient, the one who gets blamed it the one person who lasst entered the room.

[danh3190]

I worked at a place that had a little thing that you attached to your badge. It would only track what room you were in. When you went into the room a little light besides the call light would light up so you knew a nurse was in the room. It was really handy when trying to find a coworker for some help, because you could just walk to the room with the light on. Does this make sense? Did I explain this without confusing?

That would be so nice to put on our Clinical Instructors' badges!!!!

[TrudyRN]

It's good and bad. good for knowing where workers are and being able to locate them quickly. Bad if the nurse is deemed to be too long on breaks, potty, etc.

Solution: Quietly take it off and leave it on your med cart or at the N. Station or in the supply closet or at a pt's bedside.

[nurse79]

we use the hospital-wide @ my facility. they are like little walkie talkies, voice activated. you can call them from a regular phone, then you say the persons name (ex " call ann smith") once the signal is sent to "ann" she can accept or reject the call, either by saying "yes" or click a button to talk. the only unfortunate thing is that they are not good in emergency situations. sometimes the voice command takes FOREVEr to recognize who you are calling...that can be a pain. so if i'm in a delivery and i need someone pronto i use the regular phone. they are handy though if you are multitasking, and cant use ur hands at the time. ppl can leave messages, and phone calls can be transferred to you from regular phones (doc calls and u are in the pts room, the station can transfer u to the phone). the phones cannot locate you specifically though (ex "near elevator 3")

[vhern246]

"slacker trackers"

Thats incredibly funny.