Hospital Safety: Fire Marshall Bill Edition
Fire Marshall Bill Burns taught us valuable lessons in safety for 5 years. This one in the hospital was none other than the best....
Joint Commission Releases New Hunger Pain Scale
CHICAGO, IL - Gomerblog has just received word, in fact several words, that the Joint Commission will put forth a new hunger pain scale....
Medcomic: Pen the Doctor Borrowed
Pen the Doctor Borrowed (PTDB) is a condition that occurs when a student loans their pen to a preceptor and never sees it returned....
Breaking News: Fart of the Century Kills 50
ATLANTA, GA - In unsettling news from Atlanta University Hospital today, patient Timothy Flatus unleashed a fart at 9:45 PM last night so powerful...
Placement Tips: How to Place a Patient on the Moon
If there's something social workers and hospitalists are really good at it's placement. But every once in a while a difficult placement comes along....
A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Use Incentive Spirometers (or Marijuana)
Is this your first time using an incentive spirometer (or marijuana)? Well, you're in luck: our Gomerblog team has created this easy 15-step process...
STAT Officially Means “Maybe”
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Ever wonder why your 8 AM stat blood draw hasn’t been done even though it’s now 7 PM the next day? ...
Nurse Entering Thirty-Sixth Hour Trapped in Med Room Trying to Return Med to Pyxis
An on-going watch continues at Northshore Memorial Hospital as Tracy Smith, RN, is stuck at the pyxis trying to return an extra dose of...
Breaking: Nurse Initiates Lesser-Known Chloride Repletion Protocol
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Nurse Jess Casamento of Ochsner Medical Center is one of the best when it comes to repleting electrolytes: potassium, magnesium, even...