toratora

You are so right. When I look at our unit objectively, all I see are nurses sitting at their COWs (computers on wheels)---------or if your hospital objects to "cows"--- then their WOWs (workstations on wheels), staring zombie-like at the screens. Remember in the old days when families might see RNs at the station charting and think they were doing "nothing". Now-- little do they know when they see us "staring into the computer" that in each monthly staff meeting management is telling us how our (computer) charting is incomplete, incorrect or inadequate. Think about a (medically) restrained pt (cause we ALL know there are NO "behaviorly" restrained pts *LOL*) -- this pt needs to be visually checked q 1 H-- and that means documented on Q1 H----then Q 2 H a whole range of things need to be documented. The time this takes on a computer is PHENOMENAL! HIPAA is here to stay-- therefore if you don't have computer charting now--- it's soon coming to you------------BEWARE. *********************:down::down:*******************

I job-share in our Eicu--------2weeks there and two weeks in the icu-- the payrate is exactly the same where I work. It's the PERFECT combo!

I am new to a hospital system which is using COMPASS charting. Being a new employee I HATE to be negative--------being an ICU RN for 20 years I KNOW I can deal with the pts. The COMPASS seems sooooo time consuming and I am so frustrated. It seems as if it would take 20- 30 mins to simply input a total assessment--- multiply that by an assessment Q 4 H and that takes time away from pt. needs. Does anyone else use this system? I'd LOVE to hear your tale.