The Percentage of Responses Bedside Reporting Sometimes Yes No Total 1 32 22 55 2% 58% 40% 100% 100% Bedside Reporting Survey 80% 60% 58% 40% 40% 20% 0% Yes No * Total number of survey participants: N=55 2. #1 Barrier to report at the bedside The number of reponses Pts are sleeping 3 It is disruptive to patient 1 Lazy 1 Time 11 It is very time consuming 5 Delays 2 Missing information 1 Easier to do face to face 1 Distractions in hallway, noise 4 Time of report 2
Patient with needs keeping you from report 5 Not wanting to give full report in front of pt. 7 Nothing to write on 1 Giving reports to multiple nurses 3 Other nurses not wanting to do it 1 Nurses do not want to leave the nurses station 1 Motivation 1 Not wanting to wake pt 8 3.The most common time/day shift that bedside reporting is most difficult. All 11-7 am (Night Shift) 7:00 AM 3-11p (Evening Shift) 7:00 PM 11:00 PM
Total 3 19 5 11 6 14 3. The most reason for not practicing bedside reporting The Number of Responses Easier to keep thins the way they are, new process, change 1 No peer pressure to do 1 No one is enforcing it 1 Inconvenience 2 Takes too much time (Time consuming) 8 Interruptions 3 Don't want to bother pts 3 Time of report (timing) 1 Nurses on other floor late to arrive to new floor 1 Tired (Nurses do not want to leave the nurses station 1 Pt away from unit 1 Busy Unit 4 Business of shift (answering call lights, baths, post-ops etc) 1 Patient sleeping 17
Patient having family/friends visiting 1 Nurse receives report from multiple nurses. & Giving report to mutiple nurses 4 Forget 2 Management not present 4 Need something to write on 1 Personal feelings on bedside report 1 Pt unable to participate to report 1 Accountability 1 Lazy 1 Some nurses do their assessments with report. 1 Write & update white boards 1 Not a lot of people around 1 4. Feedback/ Comments " I find it helpful in properly caring for patients". " We need to do this for pt safety". " It is difficult when you are pulled to another floor for part of your shift". "I think aides shoulf start one hour before the nurses so that they can be available we get report". port." " I find reproting at bedside very helpful including the patient and observing them, their surroundings and holding each toher accountable "Shorter report- nurses chart by exception, report by exception'" " I'd like to know how much overtime has increased since we started bedside reporting." " I would like to go back to voicecare-felt it was more efficient." "More evidence that this is effective. None of the floors do this either." " I personally like taping with verbal updates." " Bedside reporting is difficult especially wheb nurses are only caring for patients. I hve found many time information is lost. With voicecar "Reprot usually occurs in the hallway." " I also don't think it is beneficial to the patient if you have to share information that they don't agree with, but the next nurse needs to kn "Beside reporting is better for communication.." "Taping in voicecare is much more time efficient than verbal reports. There are constant interruptions (pt being called for testing, phone c "There should be set times that nurses are available for report that we could at least attempt to stick to in spite of distractions." "We have the reliableroundwer available to answer call lights and make a point to allow for uninterrupted report time as poosible." "Do not feel it is appropriate to discuss patients in front of them. Feel rushed during report to be less thorough." "Bring voicecare back. Nurses felt more organized and better informed of patients' needs because we have time to look up information th I feel the reports are rushed, and I am not getting as good as of a report."
"Verbal report takes so much longer than voicecare and leaves no nurses to answer call bells for 30-45 minutes at shift change." " Bedside report is good in theory, but sucks in practice." "I do not mind bedsie report. I think sometimes people just forget, me included." "We should do verbal report and then round and introduce the new nurse." "Do not benefit pts. On 5A most-elderly, confused." "Always out late because I have to give verbal report to several (up to 5 or 6) different nurses who are all getting report from other nurses "I like the idea- keeps people responsible- accountable. Pts get taken care of. If need- not enough time to look up pt information." "Bedside report is ok outside of room, not in room with patients." "Nurse to nurse verbal report." " Takes longer, fell I have to work overtime more to give report. Sometimes I have to give report to 3-4 different nurses-having to wait unt
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