Tech vital sheets from unit/other papers

I don't think making your own sheet would bother Nurses as long as the information that needs to be charted gets charted.

Okay, so just for a bit of background... I did an internship with an HIM department this past spring, which included a lot meetings about changing forms that nursing and techs use- something that I had no idea would have such strict rules for changing or merging or removing them from use in health records. If these vitals sheets are entered into the patient record you need to talk to your supervisor before doing your own thing. Some facilities have very strict rules about forms that are included in the patient's legal health record (for good reason). If you're just using them for your own reference and you're transposing it right into the electronic record then it might not be a big deal. I'd recommend to stay on the safe side and check first though.

I agree with applejackcrunch. My unit has a form that is quite easy, though the order is also different from the electronic record. We rencently ran out of the other form and had to use another form that was handmade, it really sucked. For us, I don't think it matters because the nurses didn't say anything about the handmade form when we gave them their copies. But I would definitely check with the charge nurse or other nurse to see what their thoughts are. After we are done with our shift, ours goes in the shredder anyway.