Obnoxious overhead announcements at New Orleans hospital

[Jbug]

My sister who is a nurse at an unnamed hospital (in New Orleans) reported to me recently that the hospital she works at has started running overhead announcements every 2 hours to remind nurses to make rounds every 2 hours. The announcement sings: "Round, Round, get around, I get around." to the tune of the beach boys song.

On the odd hours, every 2 hours, the overhead sings: "Turn, Turn, Turn." to the beat of the Byrds song of same name to remind nurses to turn their patients.

The announcements begin and end suddenly. And go on until 10 pm.

I'm not making this up!

[KinshuKiba]

I guess managment was trying to be creative about reminders, but it sound annoying and somewhat creepy to me.

[oramar]

Yuck, don't they know people learn to block that out.

[casi, ASN, RN]

Could you imagine being a patient or visitor in that hospital? Most if not all hospitals in my area have eliminated overhead pages for everything but codes and the occassional overhead doctor or RT page when they wont answer their pagers.

One hospital in my area has eliminated all code pages overhead. Instead a message goes out through pagers for all that need to be there.

[Snickerdoodles]

I hope my supervisors dont hear about this! I could absolutely see them instilling this into our routine! At one point they had papers hanging in the room to sign during hourly rounds. Everyone just signed them at the end of the night!

[skyblue1484]

I've heard the turn, turn, turn at the local hospital.

[BeeJayCeeYa]

I was just at a N.O. hospital with my father, who had just undergone same-day surgery, and wondered why I kept hearing these music clips on the hour. To be honest, I found it much less obtrusive than obnoxious cell phone ring tones (or the ill-mannered people who proceed to hold conversations on said phones as though the rest of the waiting room is not there) or even the ridiculous shows on the waiting room TV. When I didn't know the reason for the it, I found it a non-issue. Now that I know the purpose of the music, I like it.

[JenTheRN]

Wow. One would think if you were a competent nurse you would not need reminders for such things. Our hospital has eliminated all overhead pages except in emergencies, and I have to say it's very nice.

[BanoraWhite]

My primary school used to play songs before the school bell to let us know it was time to start making our way back to the classroom. I think if my workplace started doing what you wrote I would think I was 8 years old again, not an adult professional !

"Come on kiddies, it's time to turn our patients ! Don't forget now, hurry along !"

[Orange Tree]

Someone should choreograph a little dance to go with each announcement. I nominate myself.

[netglow, ASN, RN]

Oh wow.

Daycare does this after open play period. It's the clean-up song. The kids know they need to put all toys back in the shelves and bins, because it's time now to hear a story.

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

Geeeez, our hospital already plays the lullabye tune everytime a baby is born (day or night). I hope they don't get wind of this....