jeanne1657

Thank you. I am starting an audit tonight for night shift to do just as you have suggested...review the MARS and TARS and fill in the audit. From there I will be able to keep up on the holes (I hope). I also am having the nurses check the off going shift and they are not to take keys until there are no holes. Realistically, that can't always happen but I think with nights doing the double check, I hope at the end of May the MARS and TARS will look better. Thank you again

Hi everyone, I need to come up with a solution for ending each month with "holes" on the MARS and TARS. We have tried the shift to shift check system (oncoming nurse checks off going nurse), we have tried to have the unit manager (me) check the records daily and call the nurse at home to come back in and sign (that didn't work because I would get busy with other issues and didn't always have time to check), we have tried disciplines, we have tried re-education....nothing has worked thus far. I need any suggestions you may have. Part of the issue is that I don't have consistent staff on my unit due to staff shortage however, the nurses that float to my unit should be consistent with their work. Can anyone offer some help? Thank you in advance (tomorrow I'm in the hot seat in morning report....please save me!)