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Hello, I would like to know how PDAs are used at bedside? Are they usually owned by individual nurses or are hospitals implementing them in patient care by providing /assigning nurses PDAs to document and procure patient information? I understand that access is through the hospital's network. What happens if there is a system failure? Would information be "backed up" if a personal PDA was used?
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What is in place for systems failure?
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In our facility the actual policy was written that the site had to be marked but nothing specfic was written as to who, what, and where. We had a mini checklist inserted in our perioperative nursing record. Our director went on sick leave which left everyone doing time out in their own way. Circulators were marking the site when the patient got to the OR which wasn't supposed to happen. Finally the policy was fixed and the preop holding room nurses assist the patient in marking the site. We use the letter "C" for correct site. th eonly problem was getting technicians to realize the importance of verifying the correct site. They are not used to reveiwwing the chart and/or asking the patient. Can anyone let me know how techs verfy the site in your facility?