chapter 6 | Getting People to Work Together 79repeat it, often without checking for new orders.
During the day, the worksheet acts as a reminder of
the tasks that have been completed and of those
that still need to be done.
Reporting skills improve with practice. When
presenting information in a report, certain details
must be included. Begin the report by identifying
the patient and the admitting as well as current
diagnoses. Include the expected treatment plan and
the patient’s responses to the treatment. For exam-
ple, if the patient has had multiple antibiotics and a
reaction occurred, this information is important to
relay to the next nurse. Value judgments and per-
sonal opinions about the patient are inappropriate
(Fig. 6.2).Team Conferences
Members of a team share information through
verbal and written communication in an interdisci-
plinary team conference. The team conference
begins by stating the patient’s name, age, and diag-
noses. Each member of an interdisciplinary teamFigure 6.2Patient information report.Room # __________ Patient Name __________________ Diagnoses ______________________Diet _____________ Activity_______________________________________________________1900 01002000 02002100 03002200 04002300 05002400 0600