Aidey
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Preemptively, I did use the search function, and I couldn't find an answer to this question. All the threads I found on patching talked about the format.
Anyway, I've worked in a few different systems, and noticed a big difference between the two big systems in what they expected of the radio report. In one large system the hospitals did not want vitals during the patch unless something was abnormal. If you said "within normal limits" or something similar they didn't question it. In the other big system, they want all the vitals including RR, Lung sounds, Eyes etc on the patch. To me, this makes the radio reports really long, which the hospitals don't like either.
How much of the vitals do your hospitals expect you to say on the patch? Do they want vitals if they are normal or only when they are abnormal?
Anyway, I've worked in a few different systems, and noticed a big difference between the two big systems in what they expected of the radio report. In one large system the hospitals did not want vitals during the patch unless something was abnormal. If you said "within normal limits" or something similar they didn't question it. In the other big system, they want all the vitals including RR, Lung sounds, Eyes etc on the patch. To me, this makes the radio reports really long, which the hospitals don't like either.
How much of the vitals do your hospitals expect you to say on the patch? Do they want vitals if they are normal or only when they are abnormal?
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