They're important for continuity of care and making sure that everyone involved with the patient's care is aware of any relevant information. What's consistent across facilities is that a nursing end of shift note is a communication tool to update the oncoming nurse about the patient's status and any changes that occurred during your shift. Smart move in doing a little research and learning the different methods in which you can write your end of shift note because it's going to vary by facility and type of unit / department. To get through school, just do what your instructors ask and look forward to days of much less writing! Writing is definitely an important skill and they are trying to teach you to be detailed, which is necessary you'll just find in your practice that all of these lengthy notes may end up being redundant. Probably nothing wrong with adding that if you want to. Will continue to monitor." Nice short little note to say you were there. I do know nurses who will write a note after doing their assessment and med pass, such as, "Assumed care of pt at 0700. A wise former coworker told me, "The less you chart, the less you'll hace to reconstruct in court, God forbid you get put on the stand." Obviously you need to account for and remember certain things, but overcharting is tedious and doesn't really help you. Your charging is supposed to cover any "normal" findings or activities during your shift. I don't write notes unless something out of the ordinary occurs, whether it's a behavioral event or a medical situation.
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