Surgeon Happiness Declared Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection by AORN

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Denver, CO – AORN President Missi Merlino, MHA, CNOR, CSSM, BFD, WTF, OPP, GED announced a new recommendation this week.  “Based on zero evidence whatsoever, AORN...
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Nurses Visit Local Jail To See What Freedom Looks Like

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NEBRASKA - The nurses of University of Midwest Hospital recently visited Cook County jail to see what freedom looks like. They were shocked to...
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Rating the EHRs: Which EHR is Best for Your Hospital?

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Are you suffering from migraines looking to transition from paper charts to an electronic health record (EHR)?  Fear no more.  GomerBlog has assembled this...
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Patient Satisfaction Survey Study Halted, Mortality Increased 238% with Patient Satisfaction

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LOS ANGELES, CA - "We have to halt this study immediately!" was a warning issued by lead researcher, Dr. Hans Willford from UCLA.  "Long-term mortality...
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Styrofoam Cup Outperforms Crappy Disposable Stethoscope

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ABSTRACT Given the increased proliferation of multidrug resistant (MDR) microorganisms, it is considered standard of care to use patient-dedicated, disposable, or “crappy” stethoscopes to prevent...
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Nurse Confesses She’s Just In It To Get Yelled At

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AUSTIN, TX - Nurse Regan Ludwig recently admitted to ABC News that she works incredibly hard as a nurse because she just loves getting...

NICU Patient Graduates High School

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ST. LOUIS, MO – It’s a special occasion in the life of J’ramyah Boba Fett, as he overcomes the odds stacked against him by...

Nurse Pages On-Call Masseuse for Stat Massage

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ATLANTA, GA - “I’m going to do it and you’re not going to stop me!”  This is what nurse Adele Ryans said with stern...

Particularly Rough Night on Inpatient Psych Ward Inspired Angry Turds Game Franchise

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BENTONVILLE, AR - In a classic example of art imitating life, a disgruntled inpatient psychiatric nurse created the now famous Angry Turds franchise of...

Massachusetts Nurses Union Urges Mandatory 3 Nurses to 1 Patient Ratio to Boost Lagging...

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BOSTON, MA – When Massachusetts voters head to the polls next week, the first question they will face is whether or not to initiate...