Resident Fails Rotation for Forgetting to Place TPN Orders by 10 AM

0
MIAMI, FL - Mercy Hospital made a decision to fail Dr. Andy Oppenheimer yesterday after he once again forgot to put total parenteral nutrition (TPN) orders...

If You Give An Attending Your Pen

0
Twitter sensation @McSassyMD brings you a classic story of friendship, residency, and pens.

Intern Accused of Being a Poster Whore

0
OMAHA, NE - Ellis Simmons, intern in the Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) program, was discovered to be propositioning several pediatric hospitalists to work with him on...
baywatch cpr

Surgical Chief Resident Calls for ‘Baywatch CPR’ on the 98-Year-Old Nursing Home Patient Admitted...

0
As the first wave of respondents to the “code blue” call arrived at the 7 North nursing station, Dr. Stephanie Smith was overheard saying,...

Ask a Medical Coder

0
Dear Medical Coder, Over the past few days I’ve become more short of breath with wheezing and productive cough, probably due to all this grass pollen....
Jason

New Surgical Jason Masks Loved by Nurses, Doctors

0
CRYSTAL LAKE - Nurses, doctors, and other health care practitioners across the nation have announced their overwhelming support for the newly-redesigned surgical masks or Jason...

Conversation Starters While Scrubbing For Surgery with Your Attending

0
Scrubbing before surgery can be an awkward time for residents who have to spend up to 5 uninterrupted minutes standing next to an attending...
new medical interns

Hospital Eliminates July from Calendar, Decreases Mortality 3,000%

0
BOSTON, MA - Hospital administrators nationwide are hailing a successful new effort described as “downright brilliant” to help curb hospital mortality by eliminating July from...
new medical interns

Fecal Transplant Donations Skyrocket Thanks to Terrified Day 1 Interns

0
COLUMBUS, OH - One local hospital’s fecal transplant donation bank is filled to the brim thanks to the groundswell of newly-minted interns on their first...