What nursing "invention" would make you famous?

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With all the news going around about MRSA infections, I got to thinking......if only I could concoct a "curative" lavender scented Vancomycin room spray....

Therefore I ask, what would your most useful nursing device, invention, or concoction be? Hmmmm......Valium "flavored" pixy dust.....attitude adjustment darts (they come in cardiologist strength, surgeon strength, I am the doctor strength and a slew of other effective varieties.:idea:

Specializes in NICU.

A butt-patter for those cranky gut/methadone/PPHN babies in the NICU who just. Will. Not. Sleep. unless you're patting them. I'd be the hero of all NICUs everywhere.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

I wanted, at one time, to market a clipboard, with a locater that you would keep in your pocket. When you couldn't find your clipboard you press the button and the clipboard would beep. That way you can keep track of your brains.

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Something which would help elderly patients take 10+ oral meds in less than one minute.

:lol2:

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

Or a computer charting system that's cell-phone based. You would just speak into it, saying things like "temp 98.6 degrees, 300 cc's urinary output, etc.." and it would transcribe into the computer charting system. You would just sit down at the end of your shift to review it.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.
Or a computer charting system that's cell-phone based. You would just speak into it, saying things like "temp 98.6 degrees, 300 cc's urinary output, etc.." and it would transcribe into the computer charting system. You would just sit down at the end of your shift to review it.

Wow, that sounds great!!!! You win the top prize!

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Specializes in 11 years oncology, 8 years ICU.

funny this is I don't think it's that far out...just around the corner!

I think "heely's" for nurses with built in room deoderizers and mini-spray stations would come in handy after the day crew passes out suppositories at 6pm (just before they go off duty)!

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An ejection seat to put at the patient's bedside to get rid of those annoying visitors- the ones who won't leave, won't get out of the way, eat in front of your NPO patient. You could put those at the nurses' station, to get rid of anyone who just won't get up. You could also put one at the triage desk in the ER: "why are you here today?" "I have this hangnail..." ZAP! "NEXT!!"

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Or a computer charting system that's cell-phone based. You would just speak into it, saying things like "temp 98.6 degrees, 300 cc's urinary output, etc.." and it would transcribe into the computer charting system. You would just sit down at the end of your shift to review it.
Excellent. I remember years ago reading about a system where nurses dictated their notes into little hand-held whazzits as they made their rounds. Not sure where that was or what became of it.
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i hope the spray type"anti infection" method use for in ICU and ICCU ......

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Specializes in critical Care/ICU-traveler.

Great topic!

Velcro sheets and gowns so the patients stay at the top of the bed instead of sliding down all the darn time and killing my back pulling them back up. No more falls either!

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Specializes in ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff.

Sippy spouts on Non-rebreather masks. That way your CHFer can still have that cup of coffee once their resp rate is under 50.....

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Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

1. feeding robots that analyze stomach content, bowel sounds, and feed/drink with every other movement, so nurses can get off my back about VS!

2. Tranquilzer dart systems for when patients are agitated and getting out of their rooms on bad hips, ala Indiana jones and the temple of doom....Whoops, you didn't duck by the statue of florence nightengale in the wall!

3. The magic bullet poop pill so cranky old men can relax when they haven't pooped by 12 hours after sx....

4. Enema robots, cause I'm sick of em!

5. A anti-gossip detector, to flag down nurses who are talking too much out of school....

6. Mild electrical shocks hooked up to PCAs, so when they can't push the buttons they're reminded of that fact...

7. Conveyor belts between bed and bathroom.

AND whirlpool/sauna in the staff break room! LOL.

PS, they do make NG tubes to get those pills down faster....

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