While we may not be quite as small as Mayberry, we are not a large hospital.  Our area is large enough to be a city, but rarely recognized on the map, and is often thought of as a "blink and you'll miss it" stop along the road.  

It doesn't seem to matter how large or small the facility you work in is-- there are a few static characteristics:

Frequent Fliers visit more than once a month.

More people plan to visit for "free" than ever plan to pay.

8 am is not too early for the drunk to arrive by EMS-- they may or may not be a leftover from last night.

The Sunday night of a three day weekend brings in all those that don't want to go back to work in the morning.

The more tattoos, the larger the fear of the IV needle.

Those that are grateful probably did need to be here.

As soon as the staff enters the room with a pre-conceived notion of how the visit will end the setup begins for a mistake to be made.

No matter how hard we try to educate, we can't fix stupid.