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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]].
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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'''
 
'''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]</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>
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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?]]
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* [[Bed Alarm]]
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* [[Book of Delivery Menus]]
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* [[Call Light]]
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* [[Can you name a few things in the hospital I shouldn't lick?]]
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* [[Change of Shift]]
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* [[Chaperones]]
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* [[Charge Nurse]]
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* [[Charting]]
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* [[Coffee]]
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* [[Crash Cart]]
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* [[Gomer City]]
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* [[Haldol (Haloperidol)]]
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* [[Have you seen my pen?]]
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* [[Hospital Bed]]
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* [[Is it loud in here?]]
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* [[Magnet Hospital]]
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* [[Microwave]]
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* [[Pyxis Machine]]
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* [[The Q Word]]
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* [[Scotch Tape]]
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* [[Stapler]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 09:35, 19 July 2017

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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, 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



References


  1. Beverage Container Left Open at Nurses Station, Three Dead as a Result (Gomerblog)
  2. The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet (Gomerblog)
  3. Joint Commission is Coming: Hospital to Change Everything for Three Days Then Revert to Normal Operations (Gomerblog)


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