Dr's children at pts bedside

allnurses Guide · Nov 15, 2003

None of the docs I work with are divorced. They bring their kids on the weekend when they round because they are on their way to soccer games or baseball games or to the mall or any of the other things other families do on the weekends.

People in the medical field get to spend so little time with their kids as it is. I'm not gonna begrudge them the time they take to bring their child along when they round on patients.

Especially since my kids come to see me.

steph

Sunshyne · Nov 15, 2003

I was a doctors kid who was constantly brought to the hospital with him. Saturdays, Sundays "take your Daughter to work" days. I would go see him in his office. Going on rounds with my father is one of my best memories and is why I am going to school to be a nurse. However I am not the only one who enjoyed this! My dads patients still remember me and ask about me all the time, I still know most of the nurses and no one ever seemed to have a problem! I at 21 still go to my dads office if I need to see him during working hours and the same patients, plus many more still know who I am.

I by no means think this hindered the care he gave and the nurses never felt put upon by this happening. Many patients don't have a lot of visitors and I was always a talker and cheered some up a bit. I never talked about the patients outside of the hospital, at least not in any way that would cause offense!

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Agnus · Nov 15, 2003

Originally posted by glascow
We have a few Docs who bring their little ones with them on rounds, usually on the weekend. Sometimes 3-4 yr olds in the ICU, they'll just leave the kids at the nsg station for us to watch while they make rounds.
No one has ever questioned this or said anything to the Docs.
Some even bring their spouses to hang out at the station while they do rounds.
Oh well, they're bringing money into the hospital!

Huh:eek: . So you are a personal baby sitter for the Docs and you have no concern that you are in deep doo doo because this is a violation of confidentiality? I am sorry I don't give a cat's wazoo who she is married to no one not directly involved in patient care belongs in the nurses station. What is in the nurses station is confidential and you cannot convince me that MRS. MD had signed a confidentiality statement. Nor can you convince me that she has a need to know the information that she is being exposed to.

There fore you are in violation of the rights of every patient in the ICU. Contrary to popular belief the PATIENT not the MD is the one you need to be concerned about.

Do you think for one minute that If hospitals made MDs stick to the rules and in this case the LAW that they would take there business else where? Where are they going to take it?

Speculating · Nov 15, 2003

Originally posted by Stillanurse
We had a meeting today at our hospital. One of the physicans brought up concern over Doctors that bring their young children on rounds with them. This doc was asking if we have a policy that addresses this. The doc was concerned in regard to the child's risk of acquiring an infection.I would like to know if there is any hospital that has a policy in place regarding this. Or how this is addressed in other places. I realize the obvious thing here is that the ones bringing their children in should know better, but that's not the case.

This appears to be another lazy Dr. finding a problem and dumping it on the laps of a committee then walking away telling everyone that he/she has taken care of the problem. Pass it back to them. Tell them to take up their concern with the Chief of Staff where it belongs not in a committee. Also ask them what the Physician bylaws say concerning this situation - something much more easily assessable to the Dr. I think it's awfully rude of the physician to bring up the problem then wash there hands of it while eventually taking full credit for solving the problem. I don't see a big problem here other than almost being forced to keep an eye out for the children. A lot has to do with the typer of patients there seeing. I'm sure it brings a subtle rejuvenation to the pt's. on the lines of animal therapy.