Mysterious Squiggly Line on Monitor Does Not Actually Correlate with Patient’s Biophysical Data
Recent events in the CICU at riverside Methodist left staff nurse Andy Long perplexed about the respiratory lead from the patient mr Rawlings in...
Petition to Rip Down All Joint Commission Tips and Pearls Sheets from Bathroom Stalls...
How sick are you of seeing Joint Commission tips and acronyms printed out and taped to bathroom stalls? If you are like most health...
Patient “Starving to Death” After 1 Hour NPO, Actually Starves to Death Another Hour...
NASHVILLE, TN - At midnight, patient Eric Stephens was made "NPO after midnight." After one hour, patient complained to his nurses and physicians, stating...
CDC Recommends Against Finding Hypodermic Needles in a Haystack
ATLANTA, GA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is minimal risk associated with the search for a regular needle in...
Special Pyxis to Dispense American Flags & Flair
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA, AMERICA - Hospitals and clinics across this great land of ours will be using special Pyxis machines to dispense American...
Nurse & Doctor Held Hostage by Patient Who Keeps Talking
ATLANTA, GA - GomerBlog reports a tense standoff at Georgia Medical Center (GMC) where both nurse Chris Landry and internist Ashley Barnett have been...
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility For Patient Satisfaction Surveys
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - A detainee with confirmed ties to Al Qaeda made claims yesterday that the group operates an American corporation designed to...
Breaking News: Ah Crap, You-Know-Who is Back in the ER
YOUR HOSPITAL, YOUR CITY, YOUR STATE - Ah, crap. GomerBlog is sad to report… GomerBlog really doesn’t want to tell you this. But we feel...
Hospital Mandates Nurses Wear Yellow Safety Belts While Checking Out Pyxis Medications
NORFOLK, VA - Hospital administrators want to crack down on medication errors and they are willing to go to any length to do it....
Oh No: Nurse Misplaces Key, Saline Lock Locked Forever
NEW YORK, NY - Nurse Brad Frohne remains frantic this morning. Yes, it has been more than the average level of busy today but...