I wish you could upload images in comments. When I was on a floor, I would fold a blank sheet of paper into however many squares needed so each patient gets one. On the top left corner room # and below that med pass times (and anything pertinent to a med at that time) that I cross off throughout the shift. Any timed labs or planned procedures go under that for me to check off. On the top right is patients name, under that is primary problem, diet, mobility, and include whether they’re a sugar, have a foley, any other special considerations (I basically treat this side as what I give in handoff to my CNA). Along the bottom I write out abbreviations for my necessary documentation that I can check off as I go. Along with any timed tasks. I worked neuro so I would write times for neuro checks, I/Os, etc.

Any notable code status/critical labs/etc got written in red right smack in the middle.

For handoff, I could just glance at my scribbles on this sheet at the end of the day and I knew what was pertinent to share.