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In order for HIPAA to be in effect, doesn't there need to be two things? Like an identification of some sort (such as a name) matched to protected health information? Surely you aren't claiming...

Maybe the nurses aren't younger, maybe you are just older. Don't mean to be snarky, but I'm sure when you started, an older nurse said the same exact thing about you. Also, you seem to equate...

Technically, it's not a "Babinski reflex". It's a plantar reflex, and it's a Babinski sign when the toes curl up. It can be a sign of a central nervous system lesion, or can be a normal variant in...

Happy hospitalist is an ignorant SOB who believes that as a physician, all others are beneath him. He may have valid points, but his pomposity hides any point he tries to make. In his little world,...

It's not a HIPAA violation, because the patient isn't identified. I believe HIPAA violations happen when the patient is identified. That's why case studies can have patient initials in journals. ...

I think that you are right, technically, it is "unknown" because it is, well, unknown. However, that label is used when there isn't a plausible explanation of the event. You had one. The abuse...

So, despite all your so-called advanced training, you are intimidated by someone taller than you? Why is this even relevant? Unnecessary tests=insurance fraud. I'm sure some bean counter...

Short of stabbing it into the bone, you can't really do it too hard. This person was just being a baby. Also, check the finger (or ask the patient) to find one that is least used. If I forget...

While I agree that physician assistants should not call themselves doctors, they are NOT "assistants"- certainly not on the level of a CNA calling herself a "nurse".

They probably aren't more supportive because most smokers have quit numerous times- or have no plans of quitting at all. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known, and it's very...

Respiratory alkalosis?

Yeah, I know... but it's been a long week (and it's only Monday).

I feel for you, I really do. But if you don't like their rules, you don't have to play. Take a walk. And by that, I mean, quit. You can do that.

You sound very, very young and very, very, insecure. If you honestly think that your girlfriend is going to leave you for someone she saw at her clinic who has a HUGE penis, then your relationship...

Wow- the only nurse in the world with the name of Allison?

So...it's just nurses who have to do more with less? Who have to prioritize on a daily basis? Have increased expectations of them by supervisors? Who work for an organization that has to make a...

Chances are that it was reviewed by an IRB, probably both at the NIH as well as whatever hospital is doing it. Extremely strict guidelines were probably described (and implemented) to ensure the...

Exactly! Don't think of them as people in pain, think of them as just obstacles keeping you from doing the important stuff. Who needs a bath when you have important boxes to check off on the EMR?...

Interesting... wouldn't that preclude any sort of contact dermatitis type stuff? How long does it last for? Is it bilateral? Is the same arm every time?

It's also possible that there is an allergy to either what people use to clean it, or (more likely, since I don't think they get cleaned very often) the collective goo from other people.

He is an ass. You did what you thought was needed, not what he expected. You just didn't use that "thing", you were drawing on x number of years of experience and training to make sure he wasn't...

Don't let other people fool you- they are both the same! No, I'm just kidding. A headache is when your foot hurts, obviously. A fever is when your head hurts.

Insurance only pays pennies on the dollar for most things. A procedure that costs $15 will only get maybe $5. Do you ever check your EOB's? Hospitals are there to do one thing- make money. Like...

Do you get training in HIPAA? Because most of the people on this board (like in real life) have no idea what it entails. Did your discussion involve protected health information? Probably...

Basic research saves the day! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIPAA HIPAA=Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act