Comments on: Change of Shift: The Art of Giving Report.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:45:34 +0000

Lol…Funny blog! I’m not a nurse, but a counselor, and I sit in on the report at the beginning of our shift, sometimes I am asked by the charge to give additional information if I had more of an interaction with a patient than their nurse did. It amazes me from day to day how convoluted a history will become as it is passed from report to report. It’s a game of telephone most of the time!

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By: Nurse Vance

Nurse Vance — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:48:17 +0000

Nurse Ratched,
I couldn’t agree with you more about developing the skill of giving report. It truly is an art form that takes time to develop. I can remember when I was a brand new nurse and used to right every little thing down and give way to much unnecessary information, I have since honed my skills.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:44:03 +0000

Nurse R., would you address sometime the topic of noise in a hospital? Seriously. I remember being a little tyke holding my Grandma’s hand to visit her friends in hospital from time to time. Hospitals had signs outside: “Quiet! Hospital zone” for passing cars. Children (my friends and myself included) always toned down their chatter as they passed by. Inside, the hallways were indeed quiet, nurses kept their voices down so professionally, and I cannot ever remember hearing the raucous laughter and (forgive me) almost fishwife-type calling to each other from rooms apart, that I hear constantly today in hospitals. And don’t get me started about the non-stop laughing and chattering that goes on at nursing stations. Any idea what happened along the way? and why?

By: RehabRN

RehabRN — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:28:56 +0000

Oh, MJ, yes, report is an art. Our report at the Hotel is a little weird, but the chattering gets crazy.

I worked somewhere else and report is definitely a cultural thing.

And BTW, I always strive to be the person people like to work behind. My favorite compliment from a fellow nurse was, “I love to follow you. I know you’re thinking of me and the craziness of xx shift. Thank you for all you do.”

I like to leave things better than I found them if there’s any way I can.

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By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:47:15 +0000

Well, there’s another pic I have to move out of my queue! : D

I still can’t believe you didn’t tell me about the LOC pictures after I’ve shared (almost) everything with you! : D

By: Mother Jones, RN

Mother Jones, RN — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:47:38 +0000

Eating and drinking during report is a survival tactic that nurses have used for years to get through their shift. I’m all for it. You gotta eat. The cross talk drives me crazy. It throws off my concentration.

By: tammy swofford

tammy swofford — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:32:10 +0000

Come on, Mother Jones! We are eating and drinking in report because it may be our last time to do so before the end of a twelve hour shift! smile

Tammy

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