heather_d12

I wouldn't mind the bedside report if majority were a "no change" or i didn't have 15 ppl to report on. At this current moment from the weekend I've had at work I only had 1 out 15 that would qualify no change. The remaining had anything from new orders to incidents. I just can't see how staff could be done in a timely fashion with 15 people. And if we're short staffed it can be 1 nurse to 30. Thank you for your opinion.

I agree with you! We have a new manager. States our report currently in place isn't working. However, he's never once sat in our report to know if their is a problem. It's currently causing an uproar due to the fact he's only discussed this one nurse.However when looking up bedside report not once have I found anything for LTC. We don't except great acuity due to the fact we are not equipped for it. I understand a walk thru to make sure fluids are running properly or alarms are intact. But this isn't a hospital setting, we don't have ekg, monitors, drips or even AED. Very seldom a patient comes in and we start branching out to other diagnoses. Maybe a uti? Most are there for a hip or knee replacement get therapy and go home. Some come in and due to their age, they stay and now their LTC. Thank you for your opinion I wanted another persons stand point. Our manager is the only one who is accepting of this new idea.

I currently work in a skilled rehab/LTC, I have 15 patients at one time. We have a mix of LTC patients and some ortho patients. What is some input on bedside report?