sharkdiver

Took the words right out of my mouth. The alleged actions had nothing whatever to do with DWDA.

This is a good point, and I don't disagree - but don't you suppose that there are similar subjects that males would be just as uncomfortable discussing with a female? It cuts both ways......

I never said that they couldn't. That said, as RNator alluded, there is a double standard. A female that requests same gender care, particularly if intimate exposure is involved, is almost always accomodated without comment, while males do not get t...

Really? When? Where? Do you have a verifiable official resource to back up this statement?

I agree that the double standard you referenced does exist - all the more reason we need more males in the nursing profession, so the same sensitivities can be granted to male patients as well.

Sort of......in 2002 or 2003 the name was changed to "End of Life Choices", and a year or so later they merged with the "Compassion in Dying Federation" to form a new national organization called "Compassion & Choices". This is the group that pr...

Oregon's DWDA has been in effect for 18 years now and there is a lot of good information available on how it has worked. You might also google "hemlock society". The organization it self no longer exists, but there is a pretty good Wiki article on it...

Not everywhere - several states have removed both the male genital and hernia component from their sports physical exam forms.

You might want to rethink this.... Whether you like it or not, instances of sexual abuse of patients by nurses and other health care workers do occur. If you don't think so, just google "Jeffrey McCallister"....health care facilities have very valid ...

This! My sister has worked in L&D most of her 30+ year career and is currently the L&D/postpartum nurse unit manager. We've discussed this in the past and they only hire RN's for L&D for these reasons.

You have to look at the whole chronology.... 1. It started with an AAP policy endorsing pediatricians asking these questions. 2. Then, when some patients in Florida declined to answer, some overzealous pediatricians dismissed them from their practice...

As I said way back on page one, you can ask, but the patient doesn't have to answer. A provider has no legal right to any information the patient doesn't choose to share. So instead of asking about firearm ownership, simply make a statement to the ef...

1 2:10 pm by jrwest Quote from springchick1 Remind them that in most cases, insurance won't pay the bills if they leave AMA (assuming they have insurance). We were told we are not allowed to say this( not sure why) Most of the time they...

LOL! Actually it's "bear arms"....or in the case of your pic, arm bears... Seriously, I don't think that anyone here will dispute the idea that keeping firearms and ammunition safely secured is a good idea. Likewise, I don't have a problem with healt...

You are certainly free to ask - the patient is also free to tell you that it's none of your business, or as Annie indicated they may just lie. IMHO, unless health care workers are thoroughly trained in firearm safety, they're better off leaving it to...

AuDDoc: FYI, Federal law permits recording telephone calls and in-person conversations with the consent of at least one of the parties. See 18 U.S.C. 2511(2)(d). This is called a "one-party consent" law. Under a one-party consent law, you can record...

There have been some very good comments on this thread. There is a very distinct difference between a patient requesting a specific caregiver and one who either "fires" a specific caregiver or requests an accommodation for same gender care for int...

Whoever told you that is flat wrong - ask them to produce written confirmation of what they told you....and that they might want to consult the legal dept. In the U.S., a patient has the absolute right to refuse any test, treatment, medication or pro...

Agree - rarely will something like what was described happen purely out of the blue. What was the trigger event?

1sttime, There are a couple of separate issues here I think are getting intertwined, and they really need to be addressed separately. This might get a bit long, but I will try to be concise. The first issue is Title VII, part of the Civil Rights Act ...

Actually, assuming that the airway is open, the pressures are equal at both the end of inspiration and end of expiration - simple law of physics...the airway is an orifice, and when there is no flow through an orifice the pressure on both sides has t...

Not for much longer I suspect. In 1990, 22.4% of all OB-GYN's in the US were women - by 2010 the number had increased to 49%. Further, in 1990, 49% of all first year OB-GYN residents were women - by 2012 the number was 83%. (data from ACOG). .........

All valid and excellent points. A patient has the absolute legal right to refuse any test, treatment, medication or procedure without prejudice to any other needed care - hospital policy does not trump that. I would hope that the facility would liste...

Actually it's not that tough. If the staff won't listen, don't waste your time and theirs arguing - go over their head. You pick up the phone and call the patient advocate and find out who is the hospital CMS compliance person. You then call that per...

This is absolutely incorrect. A competent patient has the absolute legal and constitutional right to refuse any test, treatment or procedure for any reason they may choose, without prejudice to receiving any other needed medical care. This includes ...