Difference between revisions of "Nurses Station"
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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. 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]]. | + | 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. |
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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> | ||
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| + | '''Additional Reading''' | ||
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| + | * [[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:35, 19 July 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
- 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
References
- ↑ Beverage Container Left Open at Nurses Station, Three Dead as a Result (Gomerblog)
- ↑ The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Joint Commission is Coming: Hospital to Change Everything for Three Days Then Revert to Normal Operations (Gomerblog)
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