tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post2833172906027726167..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: So we have this new computer system.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-70554049395329905702013-09-18T08:29:42.214-07:002013-09-18T08:29:42.214-07:00I was just going to second Scrub Ninja on that one...I was just going to second Scrub Ninja on that one - any updates on how you guys are holding up? There are a lot of EHRs out there that don't make the job that miserable, I'm sorry you ended up with one of the less user-friendly ones :( Sounds like a nightmare!<br /><br />Do you think it would've helped if you would've been introduced to electronic health records while you were still in Nursing school? So at least you knew what you were getting into?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062870162185266958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-14200445670125200942013-02-04T00:27:38.538-08:002013-02-04T00:27:38.538-08:00Awesome.
This post is a couple of months old now,...Awesome.<br /><br />This post is a couple of months old now, but I'd love to hear an update on what has happened since. Have any changes been made to the system? Or does it now show the entire nursing staff crowding into that restroom for their entire shifts?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076856042658008396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-503786458952659052012-12-06T11:35:13.067-08:002012-12-06T11:35:13.067-08:00All this makes me tired, doesn't it you? We wo...All this makes me tired, doesn't it you? We work around all sorts of things, too. Like we're supposed to scan the pt's id badge first, then the meds. This is supposed to be safer than scanning meds first and then the pt's id.Which is what we used to do, which allows us uninterrupted time to make sure we have all the meds on the list to be given at said time and in said amount. Without visitors or the patient trying to talk and ask questions when you're trying to concentrate. So. Many of my fellows-in-crime simply make copies of their pts' id labels and scan them and then the meds while in the comfort of the hall.<br /><br />Manglement doesn't have a clue.Stefanie Graveshttp://www.cowango.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-68842412808229643512012-12-03T23:09:43.267-08:002012-12-03T23:09:43.267-08:00Our badges won't even pick up until you've...Our badges won't even pick up until you've been in the room for 5 minutes. I have my user instruction sheet *the whole 2 sentences of it* that basically says it's an unreliable source of information and can't be relied on as legal proof.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958238285317625088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-42176751949369560612012-12-02T12:15:58.292-08:002012-12-02T12:15:58.292-08:00What Comrade Physioprof said. That is ridiculous. ...What Comrade Physioprof said. That is ridiculous. And I love, LOVE the badges in the bathroom. :DDr. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776830530694403715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-15118501582771111452012-12-01T19:18:52.298-08:002012-12-01T19:18:52.298-08:00Granted, I'm only a student nurse and I just f...Granted, I'm only a student nurse and I just finished my first semester working with the system that rhymes with apic, but the system Head Nurse is dealing with doesn't sound like it. Frankly, I kind of like the-system-that-rhymes-with-apic.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164346798592281141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-61831550336857262362012-12-01T08:57:57.256-08:002012-12-01T08:57:57.256-08:00It's often not because people who design the s...It's often not because people who design the system don't know the jobs they are supposed to do, it's because people who design systems are unlikely to have real system design experience. They think they know more than they really do about the jobs and they know much, much less than they really need to about software and systems. This is propagated throughout the system because everyone in a position of authority in healthcare IT is trained as a clinician first and picks up the technology in OJT. It's a royal mess and you can read the financials of the major healthcare organizations to see the tens of billions of dollars of write-offs this results in. Of course, you are living it now.Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947512500100910895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-54273848470196531622012-11-30T23:41:07.459-08:002012-11-30T23:41:07.459-08:00had to lol at mamapomius.. that system seems to be...had to lol at mamapomius.. that system seems to be an epic fail, imo. the thing i especially hate about it is the teeny tiny warnings you get AFTER the fact (med administration) but god help you if you overlook a best practice guideline. :/ computers may make the bean counters happy but i haven't seen an improvement in pt care because of them.. :(<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-49551765571219355272012-11-30T22:33:54.008-08:002012-11-30T22:33:54.008-08:00What stops you from pulling two Lortab and wasting...What stops you from pulling two Lortab and wasting one? If you pulled two and accidentally dropped one down the sink, would you have to call the physician for another order just so you could administer the full dose of the med that was already ordered?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076856042658008396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-68634989044560421672012-11-30T18:16:52.847-08:002012-11-30T18:16:52.847-08:00Come to California, where the law is 2 ICU patient...Come to California, where the law is 2 ICU patients, Five med-surg. We have unions, and they save lives.woolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-58533146434546114962012-11-30T05:51:02.368-08:002012-11-30T05:51:02.368-08:00@Comrade Physioprof - you said it before I got her...@Comrade Physioprof - you said it before I got here. cf the big NHS computer mess-up in the UK. They didn't know how the system REALLY works. So it broke before they switched it on - result: chaos.Eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-38123742595417123012012-11-29T20:49:33.568-08:002012-11-29T20:49:33.568-08:00Please tell me this great new system does not star...Please tell me this great new system does not start with the letter E and end in pic...MamaPontiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596403979568986560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-29483482687015460942012-11-29T19:46:19.464-08:002012-11-29T19:46:19.464-08:00I'm really curious about what EHR you have. We...I'm really curious about what EHR you have. We've got a less-than-excellent one right now, but will be changing in the next few years to another. This post makes me curious and nervous.Agneshttp://agnesbsquare.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-66397049446479041952012-11-29T18:24:32.963-08:002012-11-29T18:24:32.963-08:00You brilliant hacktavist you!You brilliant hacktavist you!Cr0w$C@llingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-91150554320555283502012-11-29T14:52:41.772-08:002012-11-29T14:52:41.772-08:00This is exactly what happens when business process...This is exactly what happens when business processes are designed by people who haven't the slightest fucken clue how the real business actually gets done, and they are so fucken deluded by their own cleverness that they don't even realize how fucken clueless they are. And yes, the people who actually have to get the fucken business done *will* find workarounds for your bullshitte broken processes because THEY ARE SMARTER THAN YOU.Comrade Physioprofhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-47546938242035220482012-11-29T10:14:12.952-08:002012-11-29T10:14:12.952-08:00I love being a nurse. It sucks that people wearing...I love being a nurse. It sucks that people wearing ties and cute shoes work so hard to take the joy out of bedside nursing. I was treated better as an employee when I was a secretary and I sure wasn't titrating heparin drips or running codes. <br /><br />If you think about the how effin' vital the bedside nurse is (critical labs, rapid response calls, blood administration,etc. and the patient's overall impression of the healthcare organization!) it makes ya wonder why managlement does so much to tell us we're unimportant, replaceable cogs.<br /><br />And, I took a big (!) pay cut more moving into nursing...Jack's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140880257529329825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-46987476934776580522012-11-29T08:08:29.319-08:002012-11-29T08:08:29.319-08:00And thus it was further revealed why God put massi...And thus it was further revealed why God put massive roadblocks in my way when attempting to start nursing school. <br /><br />Good LORD, honey!!!!!! Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-81334755116878229312012-11-29T01:08:53.218-08:002012-11-29T01:08:53.218-08:00It's called progress . Not . If Manglement had...It's called progress . Not . If Manglement had to oversee , they would find out why it was useless .jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-23664260079641100912012-11-28T22:11:05.465-08:002012-11-28T22:11:05.465-08:00HOly Sh*t! There are times I'm SOOO glad I...HOly Sh*t! There are times I'm SOOO glad I'm out of the rat race... and this is sure one of them ~ what a balls up!<br /><br />Meanwhile, LMAO at the badges in the bathroom...bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.com