6th Vital Sign

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Monitors will now be linked to a mood ring on patients' fingers, indicating their level of satisfaction with their care. This should improve patient care, right?

Brand New Vital Sign Added to Monitors and Electronic Medical Records | GomerBlog

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown.

Oh Lord, don't tell the managers at my hospital about this!!! :sarcastic:

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On a scale of 1 to 10, can you tell me how special I've made you feel since my shift started?

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It's a GomerBlog.

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Can we institute a disco ball trophy for the most "you are wicked awesome sauce" award for continued elevated mood? When you hit the button in the back "Disco Inferno" plays and there's a flash mob...

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It's a GomerBlog.

Yes, the post was intended to be satire...

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Wouldn't that be something. I insist on wearing one as well. Maybe my stethoscope could have a moodometer.

Oh, that could be dangerous, a whole bunch of nurses with the same color after being understaffed and receiving multiple admissions each...and then being reminded by management to say to each patient, "Is there anything else you would like? I HAVE the time!"

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Specializes in Critical care.

Is it time to start mixing Xanax, and Elavil in all the pt's med cups for the HCAPS scores?

Cheers

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.
Is it time to start mixing Xanax, and Elavil in all the pt's med cups for the HCAPS scores?

Cheers

No throw it in the dispo pack with a turkey sandwich and cab voucher

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I think the nursing staff should be issued the rings and the patients gets an index card with what the colors mean. If the ring is black-don't talk back. Yellow- if you ask nicely you might get some jello. Red-Ask another nurse instead. Brown-Get out of town...No really Get Out!!! Blue, green, and any other variation, the nurse is busy charting at the station.

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
Oh, that could be dangerous, a whole bunch of nurses with the same color after being understaffed and receiving multiple admissions each...and then being reminded by management to say to each patient, "Is there anything else you would like? I HAVE the time!"

We just did hourly rounding training (What can I say, my facility is slow on some things). All of us gagged when we had to say "I have the time". And we all pretty much said "No, we don't!" And don't forget to tell the patient that you are doing hourly rounding, every blasted time you walk in to the patients room.

One day maybe they will be able to make a mood meter. My would always be red, because I am perpetually angry at management!

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
Is it time to start mixing Xanax, and Elavil in all the pt's med cups for the HCAPS scores?

Cheers

I still like the idea of xanax atomizers (Another gomer blog entry). Add that to the dilaudid chasers and our jobs would be cake!

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