Ideal Hospitals

BritishStudent · Feb 18, 2003

(insert well known Samuel Goldwyn quote)

Yup, no patients, I mean wouldnt our lives all be so much easier if their wernt any? being ill and what not, demanding drugs and care and attention.

I also belive their shouldnt be any doctors either, constantly diagnosing disease, I mean for goodness sake, how anti-social can you get?

Overland1, RN · Feb 18, 2003

Originally posted by ERNurse752
My hospital "network" is opening up a brand new hospital, and the docs put their own orders into the computer - no transcribing.

On the floors, instead of curtains, they have special windows where at the flip of a switch, they fog over allowing for privacy.

All the beds have cardiac chair capability - no more sliding pts over, placing lines and ETT's at risk of being yanked...

I'm not sure about the other units, but in the SICU (CVRR), there is a computer/monitor in the breakroom, so that you could watch your pt or chart and actually get away from the unit somewhat.

They have the little call light/cellphone thingies...

Major drawback; no nurses' stations. They have little computer stations every couple of rooms or so...

Now if we could just have clone nurses, so they could do the work while we went out and had some fun...

Physician Order Entry.... that is what we are looking into where I work. We have Meditech (Mediwreck?) and the docs are just starting to get accustomed to some of its features.

The "fogging" windows are a great idea. I saw those on a new Horton (who?) ambulance a couple of years ago. That would make sense in-house as well.

Having the terminal in a break room is not a bad idea, either. We never have sufficient terminals, but are looking into some type of wireless "tablet" system for the ICU.

Cloning nurses? There are some who we could several more copies of.... same goes for some of the docs....... Send In the Clones...........

frannybee · Feb 18, 2003

*sings*

There ought to be clones

emily_mom · Feb 18, 2003

Maybe you should clarify yourself before making such a asinine comment.

frannybee · Feb 18, 2003

Originally posted by emily_mom
Maybe you should clarify yourself before making such a asinine comment.

And maybe you should stop being so damned quick to make nasty comments :angryfire

Send in the clowns/

There ought to be clowns

Very well-known song by Steven Sondheim, I would have thought that you'd know it. Switch clowns for clones and there you have not only my post, but the post before it also which prompted my response. The little word 'sings' with an asterix on either side denotes that the poster is singing.

Is that clear enough for you now?

emily_mom · Feb 19, 2003

If you would care to read the previous posts, I obviously wasn't talking to you. Read a thread before bashing someone. Get over yourself.

Kristy

Heather333 · Feb 19, 2003

Simma down na! (from SNL) :eek:

Heather

emily_mom · Feb 19, 2003

Who said the thing about a full moon?? I just don't understand WTF is up with some people lately....

Heather333 · Feb 19, 2003

(^not talkin' about you Kristy)

Must be, cause there sure seem to be a lot of a**es showing themselves lately.

Heather

emily_mom · Feb 19, 2003

Hmmm, you've noticed that too? I thought it was just me.....:) I'm ovulating...and my eggs make me feisty....

cactus wren · Feb 19, 2003

:chair:

Well, was going to offer an opinion, but think I`ll wait....for a month or so.......................

nrw350 · Feb 19, 2003

still like to know what a cardiac chair is?

thanks

nick