Head, meet desk

[Pepper The Cat]

So, I was in charge today.I tell the bed flow people that today I will have one male bed open. Pt must be male, I cannot make a female bed. (we often moves pts to accomadate this). We do not cohort.I look at applicants for our rehab unit. I say I will take Mr Green. They say, oh, can't you take Mrs Smith? I say I only have male bed, I will take Mr Green. Bed people call back, can you take Mrs Jones? I say no. Male bed. Mr Green. Later, get handed a new referral for Mrs Black. Maybe I could take her if Mr Green doesn't come for some reason?Head meet desk!Seriously, this goes on every time we say we can only take one sex. They immediately try to send the opposite sex!OK. Vent over.

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

In the Golden Oldie days, in the 60's, they'd just put a bed in the hall and a screen around it. We'd have 50 bed units with 4 or 5 or 6 more patients than capacity. I can hear the gasps of disbelief. Now you old gals and guys know what I'm talking about.

[merlee]

In an extreme situation, we once put a patient in our clean utility/storage room. There were also 2 in the hallway.

[echoRNC711, BSN]

The 60s.......... Hall nursing is still alive and well here in NYC, on a regular basis .As smaller hospitals close getting "eaten up " by big conglomerates it places tremendous pressure on the surviving hospitals. Plus God forbid we defer or admit our hospital can't handle it.

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

But you know, back then it was thank you Nurse, and Nurse please. No hey you get over here and no GET me some OJ and some cookies I been calling for an hour.