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Wouldn't that be something. I insist on wearing one as well. Maybe my stethoscope could have a moodometer.
Oh, that could be dangerous, a whole bunch of nurses with the same color after being understaffed and receiving multiple admissions each...and then being reminded by management to say to each patient, "Is there anything else you would like? I HAVE the time!"
I think the nursing staff should be issued the rings and the patients gets an index card with what the colors mean. If the ring is black-don't talk back. Yellow- if you ask nicely you might get some jello. Red-Ask another nurse instead. Brown-Get out of town...No really Get Out!!! Blue, green, and any other variation, the nurse is busy charting at the station.
Oh, that could be dangerous, a whole bunch of nurses with the same color after being understaffed and receiving multiple admissions each...and then being reminded by management to say to each patient, "Is there anything else you would like? I HAVE the time!"
We just did hourly rounding training (What can I say, my facility is slow on some things). All of us gagged when we had to say "I have the time". And we all pretty much said "No, we don't!" And don't forget to tell the patient that you are doing hourly rounding, every blasted time you walk in to the patients room.
One day maybe they will be able to make a mood meter. My would always be red, because I am perpetually angry at management!
cracklingkraken, ASN, RN
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Monitors will now be linked to a mood ring on patients' fingers, indicating their level of satisfaction with their care. This should improve patient care, right?
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