Essential Information Fields for Nurses Station Whiteboards

The conversation around healthcare whiteboards tends to be focused on using them as communication tools in patient rooms. While this is one of their primary uses, they are also incredible organizational tools that can help nurses coordinate patient care from behind the scenes. When placed in the nurses' station, hospital whiteboards can help increase the quality of care patients receive. They create a more efficient patient flow, keep care teams organized and focused, and eliminate treatment errors. 

If you are planning on placing custom whiteboards in a nurses’ stations, consider using these useful information fields as a starting template for your design.

Patient Information 

Since nurses’ station whiteboards are usually placed out of sight from the general public, it’s appropriate and HIPAA compliant to have visible patient information displayed on them. This allows care teams to access basic information about the patient without having to access digital or hard copy patient records. Some common patient information fields that are helpful on nurses’ station whiteboards include: 

- Name
- Age
- Sex
- Room number
- Brief reason for the visit