Today’s set of fridges have been sent by a very special Fridgestock contributor who is also a healthcare professional!
We’re prescribing a direct post for these foodcare units as the Kitchen Staff are due in for their annual physical. Enjoy!
As posted by our contributor:
Patient Fridge Sign
“This sign was made to warn other patients that if you’re going to put food in this fridge, you better be prepared that there is a chance that it will go missing or used or half eaten!!!! Yes, other patients will eat half of someone else’s sandwich and then put it back!!! Ew!”
Patient Freezer
“There’s not much in this freezer, I just think it’s funny how there are plastic forks and plates in it. Keep in mind that there are indeed hoarders in the hospital. Nurses do become hoarders especially if items (in this case, forks) are in demand and they just disappear during the weekend (and the hospital store is closed until Monday!) so we have to “borrow” items from other floors, so what better way to use the patient freezer to stash forks and plates!? No one will be the wiser!”
Patient Fridge:
“Ohh the ever soo mysterious patient fridge!!! Let’s start with the side panel, the large cup is where we keep our delicious apple sauce (individually packaged of course, perfect for mixing meds), beside it are the three milk cartons. There’re always three milk cartons on this side panel and alllll three of them are ALWAYS open! Why? Who knows! In this case it seems that there’s four! The fourth is located on the first rack. Also, on this rack are patient’s specific items brought from home and also if someone doesn’t like their Jello we keep them here for the other patient who may still be hungry and happens to like Jello! The second rack is also used for patient’s items but in this case we have juices. We usually keep the juices on the third rack because it’s less visible, but in this case we have more juice than usual.”
MedFridge:
“This fridge is where the meds that need to be refrigerated are kept (including narcotics!). The freezer is where we keep our nasogastric tubes to keep them nice and stiff so they don’t bend as much when they are being shoved into someone’s nose (so, if you ever think of not eating while staying in a hospital, believe me we have ways to put food into you!). The rack just under the freezer is where we keep the suppository meds (like your good o’l glycerin suppository, so if you ever think of not pooping in the hospital, believe me again, we have ways to make you poop and it’s not gonna be pretty!!!), along with Tylenol, Gravol, etc. The next rack under it is the narcotic rack and it is in an enclosed box with two key holes so no one will run off with it!!! Moving on to the rack below the narcotics is the insulin and “other” meds (other meds are for specific patients who needs special antibiotics eyedrops, nasosprays, etc.). And finally the veggie crisp drawer is where we keep all our antibiotics meds. At the side panel of the fridge we keep magnesium citrate and I think that’s a patient’s lunch in a ziploc bag.”
Kitchen Staff are happy to report a clean bill of health and a doctor’s order for more comments! What did you think about today’s special fridge? Let us know!
