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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|charting, lots and lots of charting]]. BUT IT IS ONLY FOR NURSES. It's not a [[Doctors Station|doctors station]], so doctors aren't allowed. It's not a [[Students Station|students station]], so students aren't allowed. In fact, any trespassers will be shot with a [[Haldol Blowdart|Haldol blowdart]]and be left to the wolves.
'''Controvery'''
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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(Gomerblog)]</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(Gomerblog)]</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 (Gomerblog)]</ref> '''Additional Reading'''----* [[Am I a good nurse?]]* [[Bed Alarm]]* [[Book of Delivery Menus]]* [[Call Light]]* [[Can you name a few things in the hospital I shouldn't lick?]]* [[Change of Shift]]* [[Chaperones]]* [[Charge Nurse]]* [[Charting]]* [[Coffee]]* [[Crash Cart]]* [[Gomer City]]* [[Haldol (Haloperidol)]]* [[Have you seen my pen?]]* [[Hospital Bed]]* [[Is it loud in here?]]* [[Magnet Hospital]]* [[Microwave]]* [[Pyxis Machine]]* [[The Q Word]]* [[Scotch Tape]]* [[Stapler]]