New ACS Recommendations for CRC Screening Forces Anesthesia to Bear the Burden of Providing...
On May 30, 2018, the American Cancer Society announced that it will be updating its colorectal cancer screening guideline such that all adults age 45 rather than 50 years will be eligible for a...
How Unfortunate: Thai Soccer Team Leaves AMA, Stuck in Cave Again
CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - The world rejoiced when a brave team of cave divers rescued 12 boys and their soccer coach from the Tham Luang Cave. Unfortunately Gomerblog has learned the 12 boys and...
Thai Cave Divers to Locate Obese Patient’s Genitals
KEARNEY, NE - With options dwindling, all hopes rest on the heroic divers who saved the boys in Thailand to locate a 600-lb. man’s penis, sources reported from Nebraska today. Multiple practitioners at Kind...
OB Intern Interrupts Nursing Sign Out to Request Cervical Exam
Intern Ernest Smith reportedly interrupted nursing sign out in order to request assistance for a cervical check on one of his laboring patients 3 nights ago. Witnesses report that Ernest seemed a bit apprehensive...
Drug Shortages Lead OR Pharmacies to Issue Motivational Items
Nationwide drug shortages have forced physicians to consider alternative ways to take care of patients. At the forefront of this movement is the National Organization of Medically Equivalent Drug Seekers (NOMEDS), a pharmacist run...
Nurse Finds Filing Incident Report More Efficient Than Completing Restraint Documentation
It all started when Kathy Matthews, an ICU nurse at Mercy Hospital in Detroit, was chided by management for documenting her patient's restraints ten minutes after the hour one time during her 12-hour shift.
"My...
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 cookie maker Wonton Food Inc. have decided to replace their...
How to Give Report to a Disgruntled Day Shift Nurse
It was that time again, as the day shift filed out of the report room. Offgoing night nurse Linda Licencee groaned as she anxiously scanned the faces to see who would be her relief....
OR Case Canceled Due to No Remaining Time Outs
The first case of the day at Saint Methodist Maplewood hospital was canceled due to no remaining time outs prior to incision.
Circulator, Renee Count explained, "We had to use an extra time out before...
Male Nurse Insists Upon Being Called A Male Nurse
CHICAGO, IL - Craig N. Dowd, a medical/surgical nurse at Middlefield Hospital has been identified as the only male nurse in America who actually wants to be known as a "male nurse."
"I prefer it,...