{"id":133,"date":"2014-06-20T15:41:11","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T00:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=133"},"modified":"2014-06-20T15:44:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T00:44:17","slug":"june-20-when-the-computer-is-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=133","title":{"rendered":"June 20 &#8211; When the Computer is Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff\" data-title=\"June 20 &#8211; When the Computer is Down\" data-info-url=\"http:\/\/ct.de\/-2467514\" data-backend-url=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"gftr\" data-services='[\"googleplus\",\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"reddit\",\"info\"]' data-image=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=133\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"colored\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/computer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/computer.jpg\" alt=\"computer\" width=\"219\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who works in health care today knows that many medical records are kept electronically. \u00a0I am used to 20 minute segments once in awhile when the system is down. \u00a0Today I had a surprise the system was down the whole time I was in the hospital, which was six hours.<\/p>\n<p>The irony of the outage is that today I was supposed to train a new member of our team how to make entries in the electronic health record. \u00a0So much for that plan! \u00a0We were able to take my patient list from the previous day and make visits. \u00a0Of course we had to check with each nursing unit to see what changes in patient bed assignments had taken place since the previous day. \u00a0In order to keep my notes clear, since I used black ink on Thursday, I used red ink today. \u00a0This may sound messy but I was surprised how easy it was to tell which notes applied each of the visits.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of the change in plans is that we visited with patients we probably would not have seen if the computers had been working. \u00a0Through some of the conversations it was evident the patient\/family benefited from the visit. \u00a0In the end I am behind in training and document entry, but more patients were given pastoral care that they benefited from. \u00a0Our patients frequently deal with changes in plans for their tests and procedures. \u00a0Through having my plans so significantly changed I saw the change in plans the patients experience in a new way. \u00a0I think today&#8217;s experience will help me relate with patients in the future when they are concerned about delays in their health care plan. \u00a0Have you had an experience when circumstances beyond your control forced you to do something you would not have normally been doing? \u00a0How did it work for you? \u00a0Please respond and together we can see examples of how we can be flexible in our ministry as chaplains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who works in health care today knows that many medical records are kept electronically. \u00a0I am used to 20 minute segments once in awhile when the system is down. \u00a0Today I had a surprise the system was down the whole time I was in the hospital, which was six hours. 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