Bill ... you could also have mentioned the cost of oxygen going to waste via leaking (damaged
etc.) flowmeters. Yes, I know that the nursing staff should check, and I'm also aware that some places remove them from the wall outlet when not in use, but (again) I'm talking about the "real world", general case.
"Internal Procedures" may be all very well, just as long as they're actually followed. Everyone is busy, but everyone must care (and, in the vast majority of hospitals I've seen ... and that's more than a few, that happily has been the case). And, why not?
Just to labour the point (and again, why not?), I once again recall the lovely Staff Nurse who rebuked me with (and I quote):- "I don't have time for any of that. I'm here to care for the sick and needy"!
And, do you know what? ... I agree with her! Yes, horses for courses indeed. Oops ... wrong thread ... but it still applies, surely?
