to bob barker...thanks for the memories

Hey Bob Barker just retired and this Change of Shift is in his honor. You see Bob and I have a connection. When I am in triage and it is a particularly hairy shift I like to quote Bob as I call the next patient: "John Doe, come on down, you are the next contestant on the ER is always right!" So in honor of that grey haired, perpetually tanned, botoxed Bob who served so many years on the Price is Right lets bring down our first contestant....
From Seattle WA, she is a young oncology nurse who is who needs a change and is wondering if the grass will stay greener in the new job. Come on down raecatherine on the water.
Next is a sad tale by a nurse practicioner who relates how unreasonable those government bureaucrats can be, even to the point of harming patients to following their guidelines. Read the sad story of I'm on fire at azygos. Come on down, mother jones at nurse ratched, one of our favorite bloggers. She relates the story of a group of wild and crazy nurse gals at a bachelorette party in naughty nurses night out. You go girls!
Our friend ER nursey gives practical advice on a technique to get rid of nasty foot odor and how grateful one of her homeless patients was for her efforts in ER Nurseys patented toxic foot odor containment technique. See change of shift can be not only fun but educational! We'll be right back after this hilarious interlude at Days of my life where one a dem canadian nurses provides us with a hilarious video about colorectal surgeons in surmising sunday. Another Seattleite at knitting in the dark praises the innovative idea of a colleague and modern technology in skin windows and flying patients. One of my ER sisters, Monkeygirl, describes how folks in ER cope with crazies in air bubbles. Been there, done that. From the east coast, come on down....
heart matters. She gives some practical and realistic advice to the new nurse in
what they don't teach you in nursing school. Brain scramble is our next contestant. She brings up an interesting point about ethics in health care in
does civil disobedience have a place in healthcare? Next...she works in MICU....its PixelRN who has learned code boundaries and points out the sometimes bizarre rules around hospital grounds on who answers a code call - us or 911...let's pray that MI makes it up those stairs from the subway to the hospital. We're getting toward the end of our show but can't go without letting Nursa minor tell her story in your reality sir is lies and balderdash...her experience with Munchausen’s patients....your reality sir is lies and balderdash (septemeber 27th entry)...her experience with Munchausen’s patients.
Show's over folks...take these prizes and go home..thanks to all our talented contestants today on the ER IS RIGHT!
Next change of shift will be back at Emergiblog on October 18. See you there!