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by TheBolivianNavy 2757 days ago
I know a torch is a flashlight but it amuses me to think of a nurse wielding a flaming torch walking down the hallway, peering into rooms.

It's been awhile since I was in a hospital overnight but checking in on a (presumably) stable patient every 15 minutes is madness. You hear all sorts of crazy things during jury duty--I love it.

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Of course not a normal patient, but I would imagine that it would not be unreasonable to be checking an ICU patient's vitals every 15 minutes. It's called "intensive care" for a reason.