Here’s a novel idea…

Why don’t you try to reduce hospital acquired infections with campaigns that actually work?

Too often, hospitals and healthcare organizations just pump out generic posters, corny phrases on stickers, and plant some “champions” among us to try to motivate us. But generic messages only add to the Sign Fatigue we all experience. (Kind of like those annoying banner ads on web pages. After a while, we don’t even see them anymore.) Plus, we’re always a little cautious… can’t be too racey… can’t be too controversial… don’t wanna rock the boat… what would marketing say? or worse, what would legal say?

Well, sometimes you just have to say, “WTF?” (Why The Foley?)

Click on the icons to see other WTF – Why The Foley? gifts, signs, shirts, and more:

More ideas for infection control:

• Hand Washing – C. diff Clarice
• Hand Washing – C. diff Taste
• C. diff Crossing
• MRSA Crossing
• Got Foley? Sign
• C. diff Shared Among Friends

Love the movie or hate it, Z Dogg MD really captures what life would be like for Napolean Dynamite as a medical doc.

“Can’t you just hold pressure?”

“Pen VK! What do ya think?!”

“And then you realize… you can just admit to Medicine”

Give some love to the Joint Commission, GOSH!

Check out Z Dogg MD’s YouTube channel and his blog.

Very funny video from a patient’s perspective on an emergency room visit. Comedian Brian Regan tackles triage, the pain scale, opiates, & the pain of childbirth.

The pain scale riff is awesome… (so run and tell that, JCAHO.)

By the way, check out the GiggleMed pain scale humor in the medical humor store.