You know your nurse brain is still at work when....

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You see a curved tube from a broken shampoo pump on the floor and your first thought is "Why is that trach tube on the floor??" :laugh: :sarcastic:

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Specializes in ICU, Med-Surg, Float.
But ... What is SBAR? I still don't know.

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It's a mnemonic. Situation. Background. Assessment. Recommendation. We use ISBAR, which includes "identify" (both yourself and the patient) at the start. It's what you're supposed to do when getting orders off docs over the phone, or when giving verbal handover. It's a bit like IMSTAMBO which is the new EMS version of the same thing!

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But ... What is SBAR? I still don't know.

:dummy1:

I love SBAR. I try to teach it to the new grads for shift handoff.

A friend's mom was just admitted to the hospital. Her IV alarmed after she bent her arm rolling over in bed for the MD and without even thinking I jumped up towards the pump and had gone two steps before realizing it wasn't my patient, my alarm, or even my hospital!

I also offered her the call light and taught her how to use it.

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Its weird but i ordered chinese food this afternoon and they called back, when I answered I immediately said "Goodafternoon, said my unit then my name" hahah

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

When you ask your Tae Kwon Do master if he is okay, because his kicks on the right side are consistently higher than his left leg kicks....

yep, old injury.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.
You, after staying 5 hours in line in a very hot day, at last there to see the David statue by Michelangelo, and the first thing that comes into your mind is: "good veins, no prob with 14G here".

I posted the same thing in May of '06, only I also thought he had massive pedal edema. Great minds think alike, eh?

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.
When I fill out a history at a Dr's office I use medical shorthand. For example; ORIF R distal fibula 1996 or MVI qd.

Im always filling out the med history part with medical shorthand - "PRN", "BID", etc. then I'm like"crap, I'm giving away that I'm a nurse."

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Specializes in Telemetry.
Im always filling out the med history part with medical shorthand - "PRN", "BID", etc. then I'm like"crap, I'm giving away that I'm a nurse."

Yeah but it is so much easier to speak "healthcare" lol. Quick, concise, and less chance of confusion. Umm, maybe we can convince people we just watch really dry, true to life medical shows. :p

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