IreneTouTheou

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1. Nurse told me she has given dropped pills to patients, not sure I responded appropriately

   IreneTouTheou posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm not a nurse but work with them in a medical facility. While a group of us were talking about germs, a nurse said that in the past, they have dropped patient meds on the floor, picked them up, and gave them to a patient. It sounded like they regre...

2. HIPAA Violation?

   IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in HIPAA

   Thank you so much for your response!

3. HIPAA Violation?

   IreneTouTheou posted a topic in HIPAA

   In my medical workplace, a coworker said that they recently saw one of our former coworkers. We love this former coworker, and I said, before I thought about it, "where did you see (the former coworker's name), did you see them here?" I asked this be...

4. Did I manage to dodge a HIPAA violation here?

   IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in HIPAA

   I didn't say anything other than the "hhhmmm" and the thanks, so I think I did not. Thanks so much.

5. Did I manage to dodge a HIPAA violation here?

   IreneTouTheou posted a topic in HIPAA

   As you may see from my profile, I am not a nurse, and for anonymity's sake describe my role as one of the interdisciplinary team. So my family and I were talking about the challenges and rewards of being in the "business" of caring for people, and on...

6. Was this self-disclosure to a patient okay?

   IreneTouTheou posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a hospital and worry about an old situation that came to my mind, involving self-disclosure and possibly HIPAA: several years ago I was talking to a patient who I knew fairly well, who told me about a really tough and life-changing medical...

7. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

   IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you - the patient said that the employee's attitude was rude, and they cited an incident of the employee's physical care that they felt was physically abusive and rough, and I asked if the patient had told someone about these incidents, and the...

8. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

   IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

   I really appreciate the time, thought, and wisdom you've shared with me about this. One thing I should have mentioned in greater clarity (in my effort to be brief and vague for anonymity's sake, I didn't go into detail about this) is that the patient...

9. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

   IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, I SO appreciate the humor because this thing is eating me alive! But seriously folks, I have been a "Karen" several times in my life ... ugh ... Thanks for the smile :).

10. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, The snag here is that I won't be able to speak to the patient for a while because of circumstances, so I can't follow up right now. I am so worried about the possibility of the patient's speech being "inflammatory" and calling this "abuse...

11. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    interesting, thank you. To encourage the patient that IF they want to speak out about it, they have that option. My concern remains with the alleged rudeness and "abuse" that the patient described, and whether to report it again?

12. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    thank you, now wondering if it is then ethical for the employee to go against the patient's wishes and 1)speak to the nursing supervisor to make sure they know about the patient's request and to reiterate the patient's complaint's of "X's" rudeness ...

13. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    IreneTouTheou replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in General Nursing

    I see what you mean about immediately letting the person know that as a member of the care team, I'm responsibile to share their concern with the other caregivers. I just don't know what to do about it now.

14. What to do when a patient alleges staff abuse?

    IreneTouTheou posted a topic in General Nursing

    Non-nurse seeks wisdom/advice on this scenario: A patient tells an employee that they do not want a certain staff member (who I'll call "X") to care for them again, because X has been rude and "abusive" to them, both in attitude and care. The pa...