Stamps anyone?

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Specializes in Multi-disciplines.

I have been travel nursing this year, but recently settled down for a full time job.

I am going through orientation and I find that nurses here are allowed to use stamps for their signatures! Am I behind with the times or have you guys seen this too?

What are your thoughts? I'm just curious :D

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Specializes in CCM, PHN.

My thoughts are "what the heck is a stamp, we all use EMRs and electronically sign everything now." Stamps? What century is it where you got hired? :)

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I have to physically sign everything. And the century is quite current, I assure you ;)

We use EMR as a method of seeing what's already been scanned. No electronic signatures for the nursing staff. The clerical staff electronically "sign" the doctors' names, so I have to wonder about that legality...they "sign" things that the MDs have never seen.

Anyway.....maybe I oughta get me a stamp! :)

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

At my workplace we still use paper charting and sign everything with good old-fashioned ink pens.

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Never heard of nurses using stamps. Sounds risky to me. Anyone could use your stamp and sign your name to anything easily. No thanks!

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Specializes in Oncology.

When I first started as a nurse 5 years ago my facility wasn't totally transitioned to EMR yet and some nurses used stamps for their printed name, then signed next to it, but certainly not as the signature.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

A lot of our MD's use them due to their signatures being illegible.

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Specializes in Med/Surg & Hospice & Dialysis.

Our docs use them in addition to their written signature. One that comes to mind also has his office number.

We have EMR, but currently physicians write orders, pharmacy enters meds, HUC or RN enters all other orders. Progress notes are mostly handwritten, but our hospitalist service use electronic notes and write see Cerner note in paper. Kind of a PITA.

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I've only seen one nurse use a stamp, along with his John Hancock. He was prior Air Force nursing, maybe that's why he used a stamp. Is it common in the military?

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Specializes in cardiac CVRU/ICU/cardiac rehab/case management.

At our center the Dr. is too lazy to actually look or sign his name on pt charts and gets the charge nurse to stamp his name for him. I refuse to do it. I will not support laziness. Other than him I have not seen it done.

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