Each clinical area will have their own routine but the following chart identifies the typical routine of a ward area.

Approx. times

Early shift

07:30

Handover

08:00

Breakfast – support patients with feeding where required

Qualified staff – medication rounds

09:00

Food and fluid charts

Observations

Patient care charts

Assist patients with personal care

Documentation of care

10:15

Safety Huddle

10:30

Start of breaks

12:00

Blood sugar monitoring

Qualified staff - Medication rounds

Lunch – support patients with feeding where required

13:00

Food and fluid charts

Observations

Documentation of care

 

Late shift

13:15

Handover

14:00

Start of breaks

16:00

Assist patients with care needs

Patient care charts

Observations

Qualified staff - Medication rounds

17:00

Blood sugar monitoring

Tea Time – support patients with feeding where required

18:00

Assist patients with care needs

Documentation of care

Food and fluid charts

Observations

19:00

Tidy up the ward, sluice check

20:15

Handover

 

Night shift

20:15

Handover

21:00

Assist patients with care needs

Qualified staff - Medication rounds

Observations

Blood sugar monitoring

10:30

Patient care charts

00:00

Observations

Patient care charts

01:00

Start of breaks

02:00

Assist patients with care needs

Patient care charts

05:00

Patient care charts

Assist patients with care needs

06:30

Qualified staff - Medication rounds

07:00

Blood sugar monitoring

07:30

Handover

Daily ward checks

Oxygen

Staff need to familiarise themselves with the oxygen and section equipment on the ward. The oxygen and suction check must be completed daily by the nurse in charge. Oxygen porter must be contacted on 51451 to replace empty tanks.

Crash Trolley

The top of the crash trolley is checked/cleaned daily by day or night staff and the full trolley is checked weekly. A full check of expiry dates is completed once a month.

Sluice

The sluice must be checked and cleaned 4 times in 24 hours and documented on the sluice checklist. All commodes and bed pans must be thoroughly cleaned after each use and a green clinell sticker must be completed with your name, time and date and placed on the cleaned equipment.
 

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