Wallpaper
So in lieu of my last post on Wallpaper, I thought I’d throw another log on the fire and continue talking about noises and/or alarms on the nursing floor.
The other day I was tending to one of my patients. A fellow co-worker walked by and asked if I need any help, and I kindly declined. [...]
The alarms on your monitors.
The call bell lights flashing.
The call bell alarm being triggered.
The unit phone ringing.
All of them can be, and are often subliminally categorized as Wallpaper.
It was a term coined by a fellow nurse who was the Safety Officer for a certain hospital I used to work for. During the general hospital orientation, [...]
