Fortune Cookies Replace Lotto Numbers with Vital Signs
BROOKLYN, NY - In an effort to appeal to health care professionals who order Chinese food for take out because the cafeteria is closed, fortune...
Plastic Trophy Nursing Awards Given in North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC - North Carolina has the proud distinction of being the first state in the country to require nurse licensure. In 1903, the...
American Nurses Association Pulls the Plug on Nursing Diagnosis
WASHINGTON, DC - After a close 38-to-35 vote, the leaders of the American Nurses Association (ANA) voted to eliminate the nursing diagnosis from nursing...
ZDoggMD: I Try
Dr. Zubin Damania aka ZDoggMD is at it again with a fantastic parody of Macy Gray: "I Try (To Be A Nurse)." If you enjoyed...
New Hospital Beds Harder to Figure Out Than Acid-Base
NASHVILLE, TN - Medical staff at Nashville Memorial Hospital are completely baffled by a new fleet of hospital beds on Unit 55-G, saying that...
Doctor Trespasses into Nurses Station, Shot on Sight
NORFOLK, VA - Internist Jeff Jenkins is face down and comatose on the fourth floor of Norfolk Medical Center after being shot in the...
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...
Updated 2016 Med/Surg Unit Inventory Guidelines
It’s that time of year to take inventory of what’s on our Med/Surg units. These things are required for the quintessential Med/Surg experience. Bust out...
It Took Over 3 Years, But ICU Team Finally Finishes Untangling All Those Lines
SAN JOSE, CA - It took over 3 years and 7 months to do, but the intensive care unit (ICU) team at Holy Cross...