I was talking to another ACer, and this idea came up. For me, it would be great. For others, probably not so much.
Anyway, we use a IM system IPMSG (again the best IM messenger for your network there is ever and free). When you get a message, it makes a little notification sound. This is very important as many of the messages from staff are crucial, e.g. Dr. consultant is on the phone or whatever where you need to come out of the room or whatever. So, I HAVE to have the sound on my computer turned on.
But, as many may do, I multitask in the room. Every chance i get, I am listening to the patient or something else and quickly glancing at a message. Some I can just quickly save to the chart. Well, as you know, this makes two sounds. If you save three messages, that's six sounds, and the patient obviously knows you are doing something else. (PLEASE NO COMMENTS ON WHY AREN'T YOU GIVING 100% TO THE PATIENT -- YOU JUST HAVE TO BE THERE TO KNOW HOW IT CAN BE DONE).
So, anyway, it would be great if AC could be muted. When you think about it, I don't know anything in AC that truly requires a sound UNLESS we were to get notifications for messages.
I would love to get comments on this. Oops, I guess I was adamant up about not to get comments, lol.
