Tips for positive written communicate between shifts-communication book

[CNA2016:)]

Hey there! Wondering if anyone has any tips on ways to make our communication book more positive. Most workers refer to our communication book for between shifts as "the ***** book". I personally really do feel the communication book is important because my position starts after the day staff leave and also before the night lady comes. I know there's no magic fix to people who want to write nasty or sarcastic comments but I'm interested in working to improve the book so that it is a positive thing and possibly will make others who don't write in it feel that they can when needed. Maybe if anyone has any "rules" etc for there work communication book that we could apply to ours. Thank you :)

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I was taught that communication books are considered part of the chart. When I first started in Private Duty, I oriented on a case where 2 nurses were having a knock-down-drag-out fight via the conmunication book. I don't know what the clinical manager did, but she stopped it.

I keep things in the communication book clinical: PRNs given, med refusals, treatment progress, new issues, equipment news, and supply requests. The one time I wrote an "attaboy"- type note, the other nurse got mad. I think he thought I was being sarcastic.