emergency room

Breaking News: Ah Crap, You-Know-Who is Back in the ER

0
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...
joint commission

Joint Commission Mandates New Pain Scale That Goes to Infinity

0
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL - The Joint Commission believes that when a patient has “20 out of 10 pain” it isn’t the patient’s fault, it’s...

Diagnostic Criteria for a ‘Train Wreck’ Patient

0
How does one identify a train wreck?  GomerBlog polled 1,000,000 health care providers in the last 48 hours and the general consensus is that,...
eras application

Complete Guide to the Residency Application Process, Part 1

0
For many staring down the barrel of the residency application process, it can be incredibly daunting, if for no other reason than the fact...

Updated 2016 Med/Surg Unit Inventory Guidelines

0
It’s that time of year to take inventory of what’s on our Med/Surg units.  These things are required for the quintessential Med/Surg experience.  Bust out...

Narc Madness

0
It's that time of year, time to pick your favorite narcotic and see if it will make it to the final 4!  This year...

Medical Student Accidentally Pimps Orthopedic Surgeon

0
NEW YORK, NY - In what is being called a “total collapse of the medical training hierarchy,” third-year medical student Jennifer Hutchinson of University Medical...

STAT Officially Means “Maybe”

0
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Ever wonder why your 8 AM stat blood draw hasn’t been done even though it’s now 7 PM the next day? ...
nursing computer

Resident Tempts Fate, Sits Down at Nursing Computer

0
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Greg Schmidt, an internal medicine resident at Mercy Hospital put his career in danger earlier this week when he chose to...
iv pca infusion pump WiFi

Study: Doctors Can’t Operate an IV Infusion Pump Even If Life Depended On It

0
BALDWIN, NY - A new study in the New England Journal of Alaris (NEJA) confirmed something we knew all along: doctors can't operate an IV...