| ndreds of patients at a time, it can be difficult for | | | | changes are much less stressful, as nurses can |
| doctors and nurses to maintain an orderly and | | | | view what their patients’ special needs |
| professional hospital environment. For many | | | | may be and what has taken place during the day. |
| hospitals today, dry erase boards are a valuable | | | | Patients enjoy peace of mind in knowing what |
| tool used to keep staff on the same page and | | | | procedures or routines are planned and who will |
| keep patients informed. Like a lot of medical | | | | be their attending nurse or physician. |
| facilities, though, a leading Michigan hospital | | | | VividBoard’s new hospital whiteboards |
| struggled with how to leverage dry erase boards | | | | require much less time by staff to determine |
| to their full advantage. | | | | what information needs to be captured since the |
| Doctors and nurses spent a significant amount of | | | | necessary information is already pre-printed on |
| time determining what information needed to be | | | | the hospital whiteboards. Making the switch from |
| captured on each board, since they were blank | | | | white, ghosting, dirty-looking dry erase boards to |
| and had no criteria pre-printed on them. Nursing | | | | colorful and organized whiteboards has resulted in |
| staff desired whiteboards that encompassed all | | | | greatly improved staff productivity and patient |
| aspects of a patient’s stay, including the | | | | satisfaction. |
| patient’s name, phone number, date, room | | | | Hospital administration and staff appreciate |
| number, physician, nurse/caregiver’s name, | | | | VividBoard’s distinct patented coating |
| and patient/family questions or issues, to name a | | | | process, which sublimates images into the |
| few. | | | | whiteboards as opposed to silk screening, where |
| The hospital was searching for professional | | | | the ink is placed on top of the board. This unique, |
| whiteboards that included safety features | | | | high-gloss coating process ensures a more |
| guaranteed to enhance communication with | | | | attractive and longer-lasting whiteboard, and |
| patients and their families, as well as with the | | | | eliminates any raised surfaces, making the boards |
| patient care team. VividBoard, a Cincinnati-based | | | | simple to clean with typical household cleaning |
| manufacturer of premium, custom-designed | | | | products. |
| whiteboards, provided the perfect solution. The | | | | VividBoard’s durable and eye-catching dry |
| company’s complete line of hospital dry | | | | erase boards can be tailored to virtually any size, |
| erase boards are designed to help increase patient | | | | shape or color, and can be framed or unframed |
| satisfaction and improve communication among | | | | depending on preference. They are easily installed |
| staff, patients and their families. | | | | with simple mirror hangers, Velcro discs and |
| With guidance from the executive nursing staff, | | | | routed holes onto a variety of wall surfaces. |
| VividBoard solved the Michigan hospital’s | | | | VividBoard also offers an assortment of |
| whiteboard dilemma by creating custom, | | | | accessories, such as alcohol-based marker pens, |
| individualized hospital dry erase boards with | | | | erasers, marker-erase combinations, pen clips, |
| pre-printed room and phone numbers, along with | | | | double-foam mounting tape, magnets, hold-ups |
| spaces for all necessary patient information. All | | | | and marker trays. |
| whiteboards sported the same graphically | | | | Besides patient whiteboards, dry erase boards are |
| appealing, consistent look with writing, graphics | | | | the perfect organizational tool for a variety of |
| and logos embedded into the board. These new | | | | other hospital areas, including: nurse’s |
| hospital whiteboards ensure that personalized and | | | | station whiteboards, operating room scheduling |
| accurate information is always readily available to | | | | whiteboards, emergency room registration |
| staff and patients. Management can quickly see if | | | | whiteboards, and more. |
| staff is updating information regularly, and shift | | | | |