Introduction of a bleepless intern on-call era.

Background: The current bleep communication system between nurses and interns on-call in most Irish hospitals has been linked with interruption in patient care, disruption to workflow, inefficiency, increased burden and stress to the on-call health staff. A new electronic system was introduced in a University Hospital to replace and eliminate bleep usage during on-call hours.

Methods: An Intern on-call task electronic template was generated using Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.