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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]]. 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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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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'''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>
  
  

Revision as of 03:28, 25 September 2016

Nurses in a nurses' station, USA 1987.jpg

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.


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]


References


  1. Beverage Container Left Open at Nurses Station, Three Dead as a Result
  2. The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet


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