Today, Mum updated the poem about the patient call button that she wrote in Mornington so it applied to the unit here in Townsville (that I’ve dubbed SACU).
She’s called it Ode to the Toot as the patient bell here sounds more like a subtle tooting than the loud chime in Mornington. She’s also working on a Prince Charles one, where the patient call button sounded like a bell.
Ode to the Toot
The patient bell at SACU, it sounds like a toot
When you hear it, turn away; don’t give a hoot
It means jobs you’d never want to do
It’s about changing and toilets and body fluids too
A team of two is what you’ll need
To carry out this dirty deed
Call for any nurse on staff
They’re here to help on your behalf
They’re kind and friendly and work in a team
They know what helping each other means
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