One cannot even use the restroom in peace at my place of employment. Every employee bathroom, nurse's station, break room, copy room, pt's rooms, hallway, elevator, cafeteria, locker rooms etc; are flooded with cutesy reminders and hospital news of some sort. Whatever happend to putting in an email or maybe one or two designated areas?
I just about had it yesterday when sitting on the toilet and not one spot of the four walls had an empty spot. All sorts of reminders, press ganey mantras and reprimands posted everywhere. What put me over the edge was a small reminder taped to the toilet roll dispenser!
Then, as I was was washing my hands in the lower left corner of the mirror was a cutesy little reminder........."Did you sign the sheet acknowledging you read the latest issue of Potty Talk".
It is sickening! Sorry, just feeling particularly crabby today and I am home
Btw, Did you wash your hands? Did you check your emails? Did you finish your dot Edu's, Did you smile to all your guests today? Did you sign up for extra shifts? Did you note all your orders?
We had a picture of our Assistant nurse CEO in a newsletter staring at us in the bathroom, as if I wanted to see HIS face while I'm peeing! Our breakroom is covered with posters about specimen collection, contact precautions, falls, etc....
Since breaks should be uninterrupted, staff were encouraged to hand off their phones if going off the unit (including lavatory). I'm sure you'll wash your hands, but will you be disinfecting the phone too?
What planet are you nursing on? Can you really expect us to hand over the phone each time we take a bathroom break??
That would have to include some kind of report. You can't expect a co-worker to be able to field your calls.
We had a picture of our Assistant nurse CEO in a newsletter staring at us in the bathroom, as if I wanted to see HIS face while I'm peeing! Our breakroom is covered with posters about specimen collection, contact precautions, falls, etc....
Eeeewwwww...... that sounds more like a visual laxative :) Don't care what he looked like- the ego sounds a bit tough on peristalsis
They recently started something similar to this at my work.I was truly offended when I sat down for the first time in 7 hours and read the poster over the TP..........Potty Training:Dont forget to remove dentures and clean them at bedtime!!!
REALLY!!!! I have 2.5 minutes to do something for myself here and youre trying to shove petty ADL reminders down my throat??
I was mostly offended by the term POTTY TRAINING. Like we're children that need constant prompts and reminders. Geez:uhoh3:
They recently started something similar to this at my work.I was truly offended when I sat down for the first time in 7 hours and read the poster over the TP..........Potty Training:Dont forget to remove dentures and clean them at bedtime!!!
REALLY!!!! I have 2.5 minutes to do something for myself here and youre trying to shove petty ADL reminders down my throat??
I was mostly offended by the term POTTY TRAINING. Like we're children that need constant prompts and reminders. Geez:uhoh3:
I agree! Personally, I don't need a reminder on who's certifications are due when, who needs to renew their nursing license, etc.
At my previous place of employment it was all sent via email and/or a note was placed on your locker (we all had to name our lockers for proper id).
Most of the crap (pun intended) should be covered at our unit meetings or via email. One designated area to browse is ok as well.
We are NOT children and shouldn't be treated as such.
All sorts of reminders, press ganey mantras and reprimands posted everywhere. What put me over the edge was a small reminder taped to the toilet roll dispenser!
OMG!! in the beginning of your post, I thought you and I are working on a same place !
then, I realized that it is not the same place.
our management has not utilized the small space on the toilet roll dispenser yet!
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Then, as I was was washing my hands in the lower left corner of the mirror was a cutesy little reminder........."Did you sign the sheet acknowledging you read the latest issue of Potty Talk".
Dear God,
Please do not let my manager or nurse educator read this thread.
I just know that this will appear in our locker room restroom as well.
Amen.
Is anyone else bothered by the thought of people signing this sheet BEFORE they wash their hands? Anyone? Ick.
I'm sure you'll wash your hands, but will you be disinfecting the phone too?
What are you doing to your phone in the bathroom? Are you wiping with it? Toilet paper would be more comfortable.
I have learned that the secret to getting a doc to call back is to go in the bathroom. It never fails, I need to pee, I try to wait until I get the return phone call, and sure enough, I give up and go to the bathroom, pull my pants down, and buzzzzz...
What are you doing to your phone in the bathroom? Are you wiping with it? Toilet paper would be more comfortable.
I have learned that the secret to getting a doc to call back is to go in the bathroom. It never fails, I need to pee, I try to wait until I get the return phone call, and sure enough, I give up and go to the bathroom, pull my pants down, and buzzzzz...
Re: wiping w/phone - Bwaahaaahaaaa :hpygrp: (though I've always wondered about those textured TPs.... who spends that much time with their TP that the 'ripples' actually matter Soft- definitely....but textured or decorative ???? Ah, no
re: fool proof way to get doc to call : Ain't that the truth
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Nothing in our bathrooms either, maybe it's a WA thing :)