We have these in our hospital, also. In some units,
every nurse wears a phone, in postpartum (and a few
other units) only the charge nurse wears a phone.

But I have also seen nurses using their own personal
cellphones, which is not allowed in our hospital.

Judie Gibel, RN, MSc, IBCLC

> Date:    Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:20:10 -0500
> From:    Sheena & Jason Carnes
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: nurses using cell phones?
> 
> Our hospital just implemented these, every staff
> wears a phone, they are
> wireless and not cells.  They only work in our
> building.  They are basically
> an extension of the stationary phones at the nurse's
> stations.  What we are
> doing is encouraging mothers to call their nurse on
> their phone when they
> need something.  Every room has a wipe off board
> where we put our phone
> number.  Lactation also has their own phone.  I
> think it will work well, but
> we just opened our new unit on Wednesday and still
> getting used to all the
> new technology in place.  Wish us luck, its been a
> crazy week so far.
> 
> Sheena Carnes
> RN, LLL Leader, CBE
> Covenant Medical Center
> Waterloo, IA



		
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