5 West Nursing

For those of you wondering who Query Yoki is, well, wonder no more.

She’s that adorable little creature adopted from Walmart that sang and danced her way into our hearts on January 16, 2006.

Brought in by a “Flash” of hope and nurtured by a “Terrific” caregiver, Query Yoki took on the role as 5 West’s mascot as her way of thanking the wonderful people who make 5 West, 5 West.

Even if her whereabouts is unknown, she still keeps in contact through the world wide web. At one point she writes…

“Dear 5 West,

In my quest to find the yummiest bananas (as all monkeys do), I stumbled across this fascinating yet simple system for keeping in touch…and no, it’s not smoke made with fire (as you know, we apes haven’t learned to make fire since the beginning of time). It’s that thing called the internet which offers the convenience of email and web logs or blogs for short.

I realize that even if I am not physically with you, I can still be connected through a centralized hub of information accessible all throughout the world. All you have to do is open up a browser and type in http://5west.wordpress.com and before you can say “a monkey’s uncle” there it is…up to date information on the latest happenings on 5 West.

Imagine all the time you’ll save if you can access your monthly schedule online (which is coming soon), get latest news and information on anything that may be relevant to you, or maybe just to keep in touch with your collegues and send a quick note of encouragement, read an inservice announcement, or find out what your superiors want to communicate, all done in the comfort of your home, at your convenience, 27/7, even in your jammies (see my photo above).

Even if you don’t see your superiors during the day, as in the case of the night owls who may often be left out, you can still be in the loop without having to scour through a ton of loose papers posted on all possible surfaces of the unit such as the nurses’ lounge cork board, the pillar by the “Hot Rod” office, the restroom whiteboard (with bathroom poems etc), or rely on the Weekly Doze, I mean Weekly Dose (which by the way, has long expired…sniff sniff…what’s that smell?) Plus… it’s a paperless system that can be retrieved any time of the day, and cut the cost of printing and paper waste… which would be good for the company’s bottom line (you wouldn’t want to loose your bonuses would you?), and it could remain posted virtually forever.

I can go on and on and on (like your narc count, I mean bonding time) enumerating all the blessed features this innovative new style of communication has to offer. However, until everybody knows about it and gives it a try, they will never see the benefits of it. Most would be skeptical, as always, but thus is human nature (unlike apes) in the presence of innovation.

So, what are you waiting for? Lets get the word out there and go where no nursing unit has gone before, because in front of us, is the great information superhighway and uncharted territory in cyberspace… the 5 West frontier… (uhuh) you get the point. Hey, one day you’ll look back and say “I was part of that webolution.”

Let’s give this thing a try, it’s going to be one crazy ride!

Love,

Query Yoki

P.S. If you hear a strange noise that’s coming to a crecendo from 568, don’t mind it. It’s just my crazy cousin going bananas. Night shift knows what I’m talking about, otherwise, ask night shift. Thanks!”