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 Ortho, Case Management, blabla.

ultrasound gel warmer

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ultrasound gel warmer

That would be nice.

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

A urinal for women, so they too could pee in bed.

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A urinal for women, so they too could pee in bed.
Years ago, our hospital tried female urinals. They simply made a mess of things. Perhaps now they are better designed.
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Specializes in ED, Cardiac Medicine, Retail Health.

The holographic nurse: To answer question from family members and let the real nurse continue caring for their other patients.

The holographic patient room: Mimics the ederly persons home environment to cut down on sundowning and confusion.

The vital sign bed: Measure all vitals and tele while the patien is lying in bed, I would love for this to be infrared so there are no annoying plugs and wires to trip over.

The drug seeker pain detector/PCA pump: Can accurately detect the true level of a persons pain and administer medication accordingly ( I am so tired of the 10/10 pain scale person who is on the callbell within seconds of their next scheduled dose of dilaudid).

A rectal tube that really works!

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Specializes in Peds, ER/Trauma.
ultrasound gel warmer

They make these- we have them at the hospital where I'm currently on assignment- it attaches to the wall, plugs in, and the gel sits in it when not in use.

http://www.med1online.com/showproduct.aspx?productid=10972&gcid=C17407x007

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Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

How about poop alarms so when your patient starts to have a gallon of golytely coming out the other end, you know about it right away....vs when the poop starts dripping out of the bed...(yeah, with 11 other patients, I can't get there right away.....

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Specializes in Corrections, Cardiac, Hospice.

I've been on my medical director for a year and a half:

Ativan spray and valium salt lick at the nurse's station, to use PRN;)

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Specializes in Palliative Care, NICU/NNP.

A patient turner.

For those needy patients, a robotic handmaiden.

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They make these- we have them at the hospital where I'm currently on assignment- it attaches to the wall, plugs in, and the gel sits in it when not in use.

http://www.med1online.com/showproduct.aspx?productid=10972&gcid=C17407x007

Actually yes when I think about it the last time I had one, the gel was vaugly warm.

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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.

My doctor's office actually has something like this. It has voice recognition, that you can click or talk into and have it input into the record. They also use tablet computers to chart, and you can click or type on them, as well as attach them to a dock and type normally.

Richard

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Specializes in OB, HH, ADMIN, IC, ED, QI.
electrical outlets on the patient bed. This way all the wires from the IV pump, thrombogaurds machine, Vitals machine and PCA pump with be pluged into the bed and not pose a safety hazard for the patient, staff, or visitors.

Fun idea, but the deaths from electricution when juice or water jugs spill on the outlets as someone plugs something in......... might make you even more famous.

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