How to Organize a Nursing Report Sheet

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
  • Having trouble figuring out how to organize your day as a nurse? I've been there! After 5 years I've come up with a system that works for me. This is my "nursing brain" and also what I use to give report off of/write report on. I have found that having an organized template, that allows me to cross each item off when I have completed it has helped me organize my day so much!
    What tips do you guys have for organizing your report sheets?? Let me know in the comments!!
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    Link to my favorite pen that I use both at home and at work: amzn.to/2GmBu6A
    all the information in this video is completely made up, no actual patient info was used

КОМЕНТАРІ • 76

  • @yeseniaremon33
    @yeseniaremon33 4 роки тому +30

    I bet whoever gets report from you feels so blessed. There are many nurses who just write down the most vague information. You have a very in-depth brain! Love this!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +3

      We used these standard on our unit! It was so so helpful!

  • @armandogonzalezrn
    @armandogonzalezrn 5 років тому +45

    Because I lose my brain in the nurses' station, I print mine on fluorescent cardstock. That way it's more durable and easy to find in a sea of white.

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +3

      That is genius!

  • @caseybear4517
    @caseybear4517 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much, Liz! You truly have such a kind heart to be doing your nursing job AND putting so much helpful info on youtube! I really appreciate it. I know this video is 5 years old at this point, but wanted to share the love! :)

  • @kaylabivens7036
    @kaylabivens7036 6 років тому +46

    this is awesome! as a nursing student having to do concept maps and paperwork this could be helpful to condense a majority of the information you may need to use. I'm going to start using this in clinical thanks!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  6 років тому +1

      Kayla Bivens so glad it was helpful! Good luck with the rest of your semester!

  • @haleyd7294
    @haleyd7294 5 років тому +17

    This is the most helpful video I have ever come across! My professors are such firm believers that you always have to be super nurse and remember every minute detail about all of your patients. I have always carried a small notebook in my scrub top to take little notes about their assessment or something I think I may forget to ask the doctor when she comes around, but this seems sooooo much better and more organized! Definitely will be sharing with all my nursing friends!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +2

      Best compliment ever! Thanks!!

  • @kendraward2347
    @kendraward2347 4 роки тому +3

    Currently doing a nurse externship and am going into my last semester of nursing school and all of your videos are so helpful and encouraging! Thank you so much for putting all of these together, I am already terrified of graduating and all the responsibilities that come with it so these videos are helpful in providing me with real and tangible ways I can combat the anxiety and take steps to improve my skills so that I can become the nurse that I aspire to be. :)

  • @YelenaElle
    @YelenaElle 4 роки тому +4

    This is absolutely so brilliant! Thank you so much for this, I really am going to use this! ♥️

  • @dotherightthingp5110
    @dotherightthingp5110 5 років тому +3

    Liz, your organizational skill is great! Thank you.

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому

      So glad it’s helpful!

  • @Mandy4578
    @Mandy4578 4 роки тому +2

    Sooo helpful! And what a calming voice to listen to too! Thanks

  • @AFCreative500
    @AFCreative500 6 років тому +4

    Thank you for providing a wonderful tutorial on nursing report

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  6 років тому

      Ashley Flowers you are so welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂

  • @904Kellyy
    @904Kellyy 3 роки тому +1

    This is so helpful. Thank you

  • @bobaarmy6452
    @bobaarmy6452 6 років тому +9

    This is so helpful. Thanks so much for sharing. I start my first job as a new grad in med-surg/Oncology and this is gonna help me stay organized. I also liked your night shift videos b/c I’m gonna be working nights and you give a lot of good tips.

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  6 років тому +1

      Marisol Armenta congratulations on your new job!! So exciting 🙂 night shift people are great! Best of luck to you!

  • @AlexKenas
    @AlexKenas 3 роки тому +6

    If I was a hospital administrator, I would mandate that all staff members learn how to make handwritten reports since hospital computer networks have been compromised with ransomware and such attacks and blackouts can and will happen again in time. I would also recommend mechanical typewriters if typed reports are mandatory. I would also discourage staff from using the hospital's wifi for personal devices. I cannot see myself as a pediatrician although I excel at neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, and nutrition. I am currently trying to go to school on a Title IV loan and I will try to be thrifty in order to owe less out-of-pocket. I made a video rebuttal against sugar hysteria in which I used my basic nutrition textbook.

  • @lnharris1987
    @lnharris1987 6 місяців тому

    Your hand writing is so beautiful ❤

  • @christinachancellor4206
    @christinachancellor4206 3 роки тому

    This is GREAT thank you!!

  • @O_G407
    @O_G407 3 роки тому

    Excellent report...

  • @kathleenoneill7551
    @kathleenoneill7551 5 років тому +1

    Thank you! Perfect for clinicals.

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому

      glad it was helpful! :)

  • @norberto1090
    @norberto1090 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for the video. I just got back to nursing or being a nurse and this will help

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +1

      Hope the transition is going well for you!

  • @christieg3249
    @christieg3249 5 років тому

    Thank You! I have been trying numerous different charts but they don't suit me. This seems to be more up my alley! Thank You!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому

      so glad it was helpful! It takes awhile to tweak one to be exactly what you need, so definitely play around until you find out what works the best!

  • @nurse_shellz
    @nurse_shellz 6 років тому +3

    Great organizational skills girlie 👌🏾

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  6 років тому

      Shellbie Thompson thank you!

  • @brandond31
    @brandond31 4 роки тому +6

    I start nursing school in January. We do med surge first. Just watching this video has overwhelmed me omg ;_;

  • @Laura-ch7fl
    @Laura-ch7fl 5 років тому +4

    I love love your nurse brain. Thanks. I made my own following your pattern and a lot of nurses love it. I give you the credit though. Btw...you look so exceptionally pretty in this video!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +1

      Awesome!! So glad it’s been working for you!

  • @gabysmiles16
    @gabysmiles16 4 роки тому +1

    Ok I work in a critical care unit and this is so helpful

  • @jessicasanghera6347
    @jessicasanghera6347 5 років тому +1

    I am so happy to have found you!!!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому

      I'm so glad you are here as well!

  • @Jesus-eg3yb
    @Jesus-eg3yb Рік тому

    This was a great.

  • @Wilgft23
    @Wilgft23 4 роки тому +11

    Could you post a printable version of this?! I love it

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +2

      I don't have a printable version, sorry!

  • @LanceDaPsycho
    @LanceDaPsycho 5 років тому +5

    I just started my 4th semester (maternity/peds) and this video nearly turned my brain to mush....and it’s for ONE patient. 😂😂😂 I better revisit this video q2h and make it second nature, otherwise I’m gonna be sent to the psych ward.

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +1

      😂 you’ll get there!

  • @drewcarson2422
    @drewcarson2422 2 роки тому

    Thanks!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  2 роки тому +1

      of course! Thank YOU for the super sticker!

  • @lizzy5437
    @lizzy5437 2 роки тому

    I never use the word Clutch. But that is the best way to describe this.

  • @Mssparklez85
    @Mssparklez85 5 років тому +3

    Thanks! This is very helpful. Going from LTC to hospital and I know report is a lot different because the pts change more freq than LTC....so you have to give full report on all them and its giving me anxiety.

  • @ocaeocae
    @ocaeocae Рік тому

    Do you use this same method as a FNP?

  • @laurencassady7965
    @laurencassady7965 4 роки тому +4

    Just wondering because it seems like a somewhat lengthy process, when do you sit down to put all the info for each patient? Before your shift starts, while you're getting report, etc.?

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +5

      I usually just wrote it down if I got to work 5 minutes early. It took me about 2 minutes a patient, so about 8-10 minutes. I'd finish it up after report or during it.

    • @msaleciavaz
      @msaleciavaz 4 роки тому +2

      Same thing I was thinking when and where does she have the time to do this written chart....smhhh,,,

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +8

      msaleciavaz i only hand wrote the chart for the video. The actual chart is pre made and I just grabbed it when I walked on the unit.

  • @ayrpiobaire
    @ayrpiobaire 5 років тому +1

    In another video I think you said you arrive just before report and your first 3hrs are super busy. When do you have time to write down all this great info? I always have to arrive 30min early to look up my patients and make notes. I’d love to use this format but just wondering at what point in your shift you do this. Thanks!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +7

      Hey! So I usually write it down during report, like whatever they are saying I jot down in the category. Then after report I get on a computer and would spent 5-10 minutes filling in the blanks and looking over orders. Then get busy! For my first year as a nurse I would show up early like you mentioned because I wasn't yet comfortable with doing it this way. It definitely came with time! and some of the information, such as complex history I wouldnt have a chance to look at until way later in the shift when things calmed down.

  • @jessicaobrien5014
    @jessicaobrien5014 4 роки тому +1

    So you just make your own template, print it out, and bring it to work with you? Would you do this for clinicals too?

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +2

      I just have a master copy that I printed a bunch of at work and left them there. I didn't do it for clinical, but you could!

  • @b00kem22
    @b00kem22 4 роки тому +1

    is a new sheet written each shift? how long does it take from start to finish?

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +3

      The template is already there, so I just have to fill it in at the beginning of each shift. It usually took me about 10 minutes to look up 4 patients and fill this out for them.

  • @Izzzy_m
    @Izzzy_m 4 роки тому +3

    You were saying you have this as a printable, would you ever consider sharing it?

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому +1

      I don’t work there anymore and didn’t create it so I couldn’t share it 😖

  • @Rocky-co3fv
    @Rocky-co3fv 5 років тому +2

    What does L/D/A's mean?

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +2

      Lines, drains, and maybe accessories haha. Not honestly sure about the a haha

    • @Rocky-co3fv
      @Rocky-co3fv 5 років тому

      @@NurseLiz Thanks for the fast reply. I texted my buddy who works in med-surg, he said they usually use it as line drainage and airway. I learned something new today ^_^

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому +2

      Omg yes duh. Wow. Pregnancy brain is real 😂

  • @OperationFoxley19441
    @OperationFoxley19441 4 роки тому

    In the UK we have 10 patients!!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  4 роки тому

      holy crap! Thats a ton

    • @OperationFoxley19441
      @OperationFoxley19441 4 роки тому +2

      @@NurseLiz Staff shortage is a big issue, when one of my colleagues complained she was told to work elsewhere. Sad but true, burn out is high, nurses off work due to stress is high. But the issue is funding the NHS is so underfunded

    • @moonjellytots
      @moonjellytots 4 роки тому +1

      @@OperationFoxley19441 In Wales, we get 15 patients to 1 nurse in some places. Apparently we have patient to nurse ratio legislation (I think it's 7?) but I've never seen it in action.

  • @DenisGrigorov
    @DenisGrigorov 5 років тому +1

    Can you post a link to that Word/PDF brain sheet you use? Thanks.

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  5 років тому

      I don’t have a copy of it. Sorry!

    • @lillyan27
      @lillyan27 5 років тому

      ...... it seems its easy enough to make one since you have time to watch this video

  • @SherCC
    @SherCC 4 роки тому +4

    I won’t be such miserable if I find this video earlier -new nurse at first job

  • @teresajames5700
    @teresajames5700 3 роки тому

    5??...I would be in Heaven if I only had 5!!

    • @NurseLiz
      @NurseLiz  3 роки тому

      idk how you do it!

    • @lizzy5437
      @lizzy5437 2 роки тому

      At a SNF I had 25 on the regular. Only nurse on the floor. 😤Not cool!