Hi everyone, I guess this could go into any forum, but because we had a night from hell last night, and were unable to pee, thought I would share it here...From the newest issue of nursing 2002...So funny that just about the time I was reading this the other night, one of our other nurses mentioned that it was probably going to be the next rule!
MEMORANDUM:
To: All Nurses
From: Hospital Management
Subject: Rest Room Protocol
In the past, employees were permitted to make trips to the bathroom under informal guidelines. Effective April 1, 2002, a new Rest Room Trip Protocol will provide a consistent method of accounting for each employee's rest room time in order to increase nurse/patient ratio.
Under this policy, we will establish a rest room trip band for each employee. On the first day of each month, each employee will receive a credit of 20 rest room trips. Employees may carry over rest room trip credits from month to month.
The entrances to rest rooms will feature doors that open only with voice recognition. In the coming weeks, we ask that you provide two samples of your voice-one normal and one sounding urgent. Rest room doors will open only when voice recognition devices detect your urgent voice.
If an employee's rest room trip balance reaches zero, rest room doors will remain locked for that employee until the first day of the next month. Also, we ask that employees occupy rest room stalls for no longer than 3 minutes. After the 3 minute period is up, an alarm will sound, the roll of paper will retract, the toilet will flush, and the stall door will open. If the stall remains occupied, your picture picture will be taken.
Pictures will be posted on a bulletin board in the hospital lobby. Anyone whose photo appears on the bulletin board in the hospital lobby. Anyone whose photo appears on the bulletin board three times will be terminated.
Management appreciates your help in easing the nursing shortage....
Isn't that HILARIOUS??? We loved it...Enjoy....Don't know the author......
mother/babyRN, RN
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