nurses on duty paying?

[joyhn]

Just wondering.

Are there hospitals in the US or any part of the world where nurses on duty have to pay for the bills of patients who have absconded or pay for things patients steal from the rooms?

[Ms_Bee]

I have never heard of anything like that. Makes no sense for a nurse to have to pay for something a patient stole.

[merlee]

Never heard of the nurse being responsible for anything a patient may have taken.

[tyvin, BSN, RN]

Not in my lifetime.

[Hospice Nurse LPN, BSN, RN]

I've never heard of that.

[GHGoonette, BSN, RN]

Nope, heard of restaurant waiters having to pay bills for customers that abscond, but never nurses.

Management might like the idea but I can't see them getting it past the unions, thank goodness...

[mb1949]

Actually waiters and waitresses are not required by law to pay the bill, as a matter of fact it is illegal in NYS, I worked as a waitress all through nursing school and am still working as a waitress (ugh) since there are no nursing jobs in NYC for new grads,

Where in the world would this happen, that is the craziest thing I ever heard, but anything is possible, one could a patient take off with, towels, sheets, a NC? a blood pressure cuff wow could you imagine

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

Our pts have stolen lamps, wall clocks, whiteboards and TV remotes. No one has ever attempted to bill me for them. I'm married to a top litigation attorney so it might be fun if they tried, lol.

[GHGoonette, BSN, RN]

Actually waiters and waitresses are not required by law to pay the bill, as a matter of fact it is illegal in NYS, I worked as a waitress all through nursing school and am still working as a waitress (ugh) since there are no nursing jobs in NYC for new grads,

Where in the world would this happen, that is the craziest thing I ever heard, but anything is possible, one could a patient take off with, towels, sheets, a NC? a blood pressure cuff wow could you imagine

Heh heh, this is not America... Happened to my son, some years ago before he got the IT job he was looking for.

I have never eaten at that restaurant ever since, nor any of their franchises.

[Simply Complicated]

Actually waiters and waitresses are not required by law to pay the bill, as a matter of fact it is illegal in NYS, I worked as a waitress all through nursing school and am still working as a waitress (ugh) since there are no nursing jobs in NYC for new grads,

Where in the world would this happen, that is the craziest thing I ever heard, but anything is possible, one could a patient take off with, towels, sheets, a NC? a blood pressure cuff wow could you imagine

You beat me too it, lol. I was just about to say the same thing. There are restraunts that get away with it, just because no one takes action to stop it. But it is illegal to force a server to pay for a table that runs out.

[mb1949]

Heh heh, this is not America... Happened to my son, some years ago before he got the IT job he was looking for.

I have never eaten at that restaurant ever since, nor any of their franchises.

Oh I know, if you don't pay they find a way to get rid of you, just don't give u any shifts, but it is illegal.

It really is a lousy policy

[coolpeach]

Many years ago here in the Dallas area they had a wait person who ran into the parking lot after a patron who didn't pay. The person ran over the wait person with their car. Its been awhile so I can't remember if the waiter was dead or just very badly injured. Anyway, it came to light they did that because the restaurant would have taken the amount out of their check. There was a big uproar, and while I am sure some places here still do it I think it's less than before that happened.

As far as a hospital charging me for a patients bill, or things stolen....I wouldn't do it.