ntysesf

the hospital I work at just started doing this, and I highly disagree with it! I think it violates HIPPA, is time consuming and in a large way offesive to me as an RN. What our hospital says, is that the off going nurse is to introduce the oncoming nurse to the patient, we are also to point out where the IVs are, dressings and foleys! Now I dont know about others, but in my first year of nursing we learned to introduce ourselves to our patients, and any nurse who is handing out meds and not introducing themselves should be ashamed. Next unless you are an a floor that your patient has mulitple lines with meds that are being titrated, I dont need anyone to show me where my IVs are or where my foley is! I know my time could be spent doing a lot more than introducing a nurse to the patient that has a name tag on!!! I dont get the rational behind it and would love someone to point out a different aspect of this because, its to the point where I feel like i'm on some hidden camera show being punked!! I just feel that stupid doing it!...