Breaking News: Nurses Fight Hospital Administrators to Remove Mandated Patient-to-Nurse Ratios
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The hospital administrators at Great American Hospital (GAH) are shaking in their suits today as hundreds of RNs are picketing outside. Their complaint: a recent overhaul requiring nurses to care for...
Charting Suspended, Call Lights Disabled, Bathroom Breaks Okayed for National Nurses Week
SILVER SPRING, MD – To celebrate National Nurses Week from May 6 to May 12 this year, hospitals and clinics across the country are saying "Thank you!" by suspending all charting, disabling all call...
Today is National Destroy Your Pyxis with a Sledgehammer Day
SILVER SPRING, MD - Nurses, it’s time to rejoice! The American Nurses Association (ANA) has officially declared today National Destroy Your Pyxis with a Sledgehammer Day!
“Nurses, report to your closest Pyxis machine!!!” announced the...
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 those pens, if you haven’t lost them!
20 patients awaiting...
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? Now we know. Earlier this morning the Institute of Phlebotomy...
Study: Doctors Can’t Operate an IV Infusion Pump Even If Life Depended On It
BALDWIN, NY - A new study in the New England Journal of Alaris (NEJA) confirmed something we knew all along: doctors can't operate an IV infusion pump for anything, even if their lives depended on it....
Study Shows ‘Hold On, I’ll Get Your Nurse’ Most Common Phrase Doctors Say to...
A new survey published this month reveals the sentence “Hold on, I’ll get your nurse” to be the most common thing doctors say to inpatients. The phrase, reportedly used in over 93% of daily...
Worst Pick-Up Lines by Medical Subspecialty
GomerBlog did some research on a hot and steamy topic: What are the worst pick-up lines by subspecialty? Here goes!
Allergy
“I like it when you can’t breathe.”
Anesthesiology
“I’d love to rescue your airway.”
Bariatric Surgery
“Come on, I...
Breaking News: THE PATIENT POOPED!!!
DURHAM, NC - HE POOPED!!!! OMG!!! Thank heavens! GomerBlog can’t believe the news we’re about to deliver! But he did it! HE DID IT!!! He pooped! The patient in room 423 at Durham Medical...
“A Tribute to Nurses” Video – Healthcare NOT Fair Season 2
I bet a lot of nurses can relate to some of these scenes in this nursing tribute video. A special thanks to Healthcare NOT Fair for producing this video. Please be sure to...