Patients safety attendant sitter

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Dec 27, 2015

when working in the float nursing team. when you get to the hospital for your job where do you go first after clocking in for patient safety attendant/ sitter?

This is employer specific. We cannot answer this for you. There are many red flags here. You should have been given all this information from your prospective employer. With the exception of where to check in as that would likely be addressed at orientation

WereBadger · Dec 27, 2015

when working in the float nursing team. when you get to the hospital for your job where do you go first after clocking in for patient safety attendant/ sitter?

I would write all of these questions down and ask your supervisor.

Alinachavez · Dec 27, 2015

like i said my orientation wont be till one month from now. But i would like to know as much as possible.

Editorial Team / Admin · Dec 27, 2015

like i said my orientation wont be till one month from now. But i would like to know as much as possible.

Then you need to contact the employer. They are the ones with the answers about your specific job. How it's done at my facility or any other poster's facility is not necessarily going to be the same. Why come here for information that may not be anywhere near the case for you when you should go straight to the source?

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Dec 27, 2015

You are asking questions no one that doesn't work at your facility can answer. Write down your questions and ask next month at orientation.

KelRN215, BSN, RN · Dec 28, 2015

like i said my orientation wont be till one month from now. But i would like to know as much as possible.

Those kinds of questions are employer specific. At the hospital I worked at, sitters checked in in the nursing supervisor's office and she sent them to the floor they were assigned to.

cdsavannah59, CNA · Dec 28, 2015

It really depends on the patient. When I was a tech I'd sometimes be a sitter. If they were sedated it wasn't a big deal. I'd watch what was on the tv and do my charting. If it was a wild patient you may get tired of reminding them who, what, when, where and to get back in the bed. Sometimes you'll have some interesting stories, though.
A patient I sat with gave me a leprechaun.
I have yet to see the thing though.

Lol, your leprechaun story gave me the giggles.

Alinachavez · Dec 28, 2015

Then you need to contact the employer. They are the ones with the answers about your specific job. How it's done at my facility or any other poster's facility is not necessarily going to be the same. Why come here for information that may not be anywhere near the case for you when you should go straight to the source?

Because im just asking a question and to know other people experience

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Dec 28, 2015

Because im just asking a question and to know other people experience

You are also asking facility very specific questions we cannot answer such as where to report after clocking in &'hanging up your quote. Your general questions have been answered.

Alinachavez · Dec 28, 2015

You are also asking facility very specific questions we cannot answer such as where to report after clocking in &'hanging up your quote. Your general questions have been
I NOW im just asking a question and to know other people experience

Alinachavez · Dec 28, 2015

Thanks to the people that have answered my question. AND the rude people no COMMENT.

Nurse Leigh · Dec 28, 2015

Thanks to the people that have answered my question. AND the rude people no COMMENT.

You are also asking facility very specific questions we cannot answer such as where to report after clocking in &'hanging up your quote. Your general questions have been
I NOW im just asking a question and to know other people experience
No one has been rude - just because we don't know how your facility works and therefore can't give detailed answers does not make those people "rude."
I certainly hope you aren't posting under your real name or this thread could come back to haunt you.