Report peeves

I hate it when I draw a mental blank and can't think of much to say...

I hate it when the nurse I'm giving report to is looking the other way or talking to other people. I don't care that you can get all this info from the chart, I still want to give you a ******* report.

please, please, for the love of pete....spit out your gum!!!!!! if i want to hear snap, crackle and pop in the morning, i'll eat rice krispies.

i literally could not continue my day until that was off my chest....

i cannot stand when people chew gum and snap and crack it. there was a resident monday morning seeing my patient and she kept doing that. drove me crazy. i just think it is plain tacky!

Please dont rush me, than tell me the next morning what I forgot to mention.

I hate it when I realize an hour later what I forgot to mention...

Don't rush me.

Don't interupt me.

Pay attention!

Don't criticize what I do without hearing why I did it.

Don't ask me "Are you done yet?"

Put the highlighters down. There is absolutely no reason why your report sheet, which comes off of the computer and has been the same format for a decade, must be colored in in five different pretty colors before you can begin talking to me...if you don't know where to look for listed allergies, diagnosis, etc. after this long, you don't have the critical thinking skills to be a nurse.

And don't spend the first fifteen minutes of your shift getting coffee and gossipping while I'm waiting to give you report.

Don't rush me.

Don't interupt me.

Pay attention!

Don't criticize what I do without hearing why I did it.

Don't ask me "Are you done yet?"

I think this sums up all my frustrations with report.

I think report can be a tense time for all concerned. Those coming on are stressed because maybe they either just fed a quick dinner to their family, if they work nights, and rushed off, and probably didn't get enough sleep. If the oncoming nurse works days, then she/he might have rushed out the door, after having pressed the snooze button one too many times, after rushing to get the kids up and off to daycare, dragging them out of bed at the crack of dawn.

The offgoing nurse is just plain tired from working 12 hours, and sometimes can't even think straight anymore. It's no wonder that report is often a source of irritation for many.

I'm a firm believer in giving one another maximum grace at report time.

We had a fall follow up that didn't get passed through on not one, but TWO residents. The only reason I knew and I was able to pass it along to the other nurse was b/c the residents fell when I was workin Sat NOC.

My pet peeve is when you tell me about how the resident didn't each lunch because they don't like fish (rather than they didn't eat b/c they are sick) and then forget critical info, like fall follow ups, apts, and new orders.

And don't start of my report with, "this patient is a train-wreck" or "This patient and/or family is crazy" or "you're in for a rough day or night"

Put the highlighters down. There is absolutely no reason why your report sheet, which comes off of the computer and has been the same format for a decade, must be colored in in five different pretty colors before you can begin talking to me...if you don't know where to look for listed allergies, diagnosis, etc. after this long, you don't have the critical thinking skills to be a nurse.

And don't spend the first fifteen minutes of your shift getting coffee and gossipping while I'm waiting to give you report.

And don't start of my report with, "this patient is a train-wreck" or "This patient and/or family is crazy" or "you're in for a rough day or night"

I think ya both must be working with the same people I have worked with in the past!