Nursing

NP’s Now Able to Open Aesthetic Centers Without Physician Supervision in 23 States

0
BOCA RATON, FL - With the recent legislative changes in several states, a total of 23 states now allow Nurse Practitioners to practice without physician supervision.  The initial hopes of states and the claims of Nurse...

Need to Renew Your ACLS? New Interactive Code Blue Simulator, ‘Resusci-A**hole,’ Yells Obscenities...

0
It’s that time again. Time for you to buck up and go get your ACLS renewed before it expires. Everyone knows that after a certain number of years in the medical field, renewing ones...
moonupping sundowning

Sundowning to be Referred to as Moonupping from Hereonin

0
LOS ANGELES, CA - The American Academy of Naming Medical Things (AANMT) has issued a mandated that sundowning will now be referred to as moonupping until further notice.  The terminology switch is effective at...
barrage pages

Hospitalists Run for Cover as Nurses Heave Barrage of Pages Near Shift Change

0
LOS ANGELES, CA - Hospitalists know the drill all too well: It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been paged all day, expect hellfire starting at 5:30 PM and expect it to last until 7...
iv pca infusion pump WiFi

In the Name of Patient Satisfaction, IV Pumps Fitted with WiFi

0
BOSTON, MA - As much as they don’t want to admit it, health care professionals have succumbed to the reality of patient satisfaction surveys and the fact they are here to stay, which partially...
septic colonized keyboard

Breaking: Colonized Computer Keyboard Finally Becomes Septic

0
LOS ANGELES, CA - Gomerblog has learned that a computer keyboard colonized with a whole host of microorganisms at the nurses station on Unit 4A of Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC) has become septic,...
mechanical ventilator

Night Shift Enjoys New Ventilator Mode

0
GOLETA, CA - Puritan Bennett's new ventilator mode is a hit with the Bay Harbor Hospital night shift. Along with the standard AC, SIMV, CPAP, APRV and MVV modes, their newest offering, the PB-1001,...

Half Slice of Cake Left for Night Shift

0
Keeping with longstanding tradition, med-surg dayshift nurses consumed all the break room cake except for half of a slice. “Thank you to all the doctors and the nurses on both day and night shift who...
ticks as phlebotomist

Ticks to Assist Phlebotomists With Patients Who Are Tough IV Sticks

0
There are many examples of animal helpers in healthcare. Examples range from assistance dogs to even modern day leeches that provide anti-coagulation to surgical wounds and maggots used to debride necrotic tissue. Now, one...

New CPR Mannequin to More Accurately Reflect Average American

0
WASHINGTON – The American Heart Association (AHA) announced today the release of a new line of CPR mannequins, designed to more accurately reflect the appearance of everyday Americans. “Part of our mission has always been...