I completely disagree with your thinking. As much as I hated filling out SBARs first semester, I have learned to appreciate them.

It IS encouraged to become proficient, and go back to "see what you missed". I don't know why you would do it any other way.

My favorite nurse I shadow always does a head-to-toe in the morning on her pt's, regardless of what the previous shift handed off to her. Normal bowel sounds are still important for a cardiac patient. How long does it take you to assess that? 10 seconds? If something IS wrong and you DO find it, that's worth it to me.

Why wouldn't you write down "normal"? Normal is important. Writing down normal tells me you assessed it, and it IS normal. I have seen my nurse get handoffs from nightshift who didn't do basic assessments/didn't "remember"/didn't write them down.

As for the labs, we are only told to record the labs that are "regular" blood work and those that pertain to our patients condition. Is it not like this at other places? When you are a nurse, you still have to record "normal" findings. But I guess you are just ranting about the report sheets/SBAR's you do in school?

Meh, I think they prepare you to be a thorough nurse. Like others said here, I know nurses that still use them, and TBH they tend to be the best nurses.