Murphy's Law
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Your patient is finally absorbing their NG feed after days of aspirating, but they pull the tube out just before the consultant does his ward round.
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Your patient is finally absorbing their NG feed after days of aspirating, but they pull the tube out just before the consultant does his ward round.
This law belongs with Murphy's Nurses Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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