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The '''nurses station''' has been a site of controversy over the past few years when it comes to open beverages. Though three nurses died on October 11, 2014 as a result of open beverage containers at the nurses station<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/nurses-station/ Beverage Container Left Open at Nurses Station, Three Dead as a Result]</ref>, the [[Joint Commission]] created a loophole on January 9, 2016 allowing for the consumption of [[Coffee|coffee]] as they felt the benefits of medical providers being somewhat conscious was beneficial.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/nursing-stations-coffee/ The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet]</ref> As for food, everyone eats at the '''nurses station''' except for those few days when the [[Joint Commission]] visits.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/joint-commission-is-coming-hospital-plans-to-change-everything-for-one-day-and-revert-back-to-normal-operations-afterwards/ Joint Commission is Coming: Hospital to Change Everything for Three Days Then Revert to Normal Operations]</ref> | The '''nurses station''' has been a site of controversy over the past few years when it comes to open beverages. Though three nurses died on October 11, 2014 as a result of open beverage containers at the nurses station<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/nurses-station/ Beverage Container Left Open at Nurses Station, Three Dead as a Result]</ref>, the [[Joint Commission]] created a loophole on January 9, 2016 allowing for the consumption of [[Coffee|coffee]] as they felt the benefits of medical providers being somewhat conscious was beneficial.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/nursing-stations-coffee/ The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet]</ref> As for food, everyone eats at the '''nurses station''' except for those few days when the [[Joint Commission]] visits.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/joint-commission-is-coming-hospital-plans-to-change-everything-for-one-day-and-revert-back-to-normal-operations-afterwards/ Joint Commission is Coming: Hospital to Change Everything for Three Days Then Revert to Normal Operations]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:41, 12 March 2017
A nurses station is just that: a station for nurses. Typically on each floor of a health care facility, there is a dedicated area where nurses can sit and perform work-related activities not involving direct patient care: charting, lots and lots of charting. BUT IT IS ONLY FOR NURSES. It's not a doctors station, so doctors aren't allowed. It's not a students station, so students aren't allowed. In fact, any trespassers will be shot with a Haldol blowdart and be left to the wolves.
Controvery
The nurses station has been a site of controversy over the past few years when it comes to open beverages. Though three nurses died on October 11, 2014 as a result of open beverage containers at the nurses station[1], the Joint Commission created a loophole on January 9, 2016 allowing for the consumption of coffee as they felt the benefits of medical providers being somewhat conscious was beneficial.[2] As for food, everyone eats at the nurses station except for those few days when the Joint Commission visits.[3]
Additional Reading
- Charting
References
- ↑ Beverage Container Left Open at Nurses Station, Three Dead as a Result
- ↑ The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet
- ↑ Joint Commission is Coming: Hospital to Change Everything for Three Days Then Revert to Normal Operations
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