MG-NotANurse

I don't post often on this site, but when I do I always receive thoughtful and helpful answers. My mother had cataract surgery recently; the procedure went very well. Mom is very independent and told me that she would make her own arrangements to...

When can he be circumsized?! - Dad asking about his new son as he is .. being intubated after birth.. This might not be as dumb as it seems. A circumcision is performed 8 days after birth. It is considered so important among orthodox Jews, that...

Thanks, everyone, for your responses. Lpnflorida, I didn't question myself at the time. But almost everybody I know seemed to believe that Mom would absolutely not receive proper care unless I was making a pest of myself in the waiting room, and ...

I've posted on this site a number of times to thank nurses for taking good care of me, so now I have the chance to offer advice in my own specialty, which is real estate-related law. I do many loan closings, and I'm personally unfamiliar with spec...

Hi everyone. About a year ago, I gave a collective thank you on this site to the nurses who were so supportive during my colonoscopy/endoscopy. Another thank you is due to the two nurses [or possibly physician's assistants - they didn't wear ID] wh...

I don't specialize in medical malpractice, but, regarding santhony44's question, there's actually a good rationale for a plaintiff to name everybody on the chart. In the early stages of a lawsuit, the relative culpability of each defendant hasn't ...

As a family member of patients, I think that you make a very good point. In the past, I've been genuinely afraid to try to help loved ones in the hospital, for fear of dislodging any of the tubes or lines. (I've also encountered staff who seemed ...

bigsyis and emanuel goldstein are absolutely correct. as a family member of hospital patients, i had seen enough bad stuff to make me absolutely terrified when i had to have an endoscopy/colonoscopy about a year ago. fortunately, the nurse assign...

This depends on what state you are in. In New York, for example, the fee is regulated by statute, and is "fifteen dollars for attendance fees and twenty-three cents as travel expenses for each mile to the place of attendance from the place where h...

The following is not legal advice, but I've been conducting and defending depositions for a couple of decades, and you should bear the following in mind. One, if you're not being personally sued, then you're a "non-party," and the hospital's lawye...

Hi, everyone. I used this site a couple of months ago, when I was preparing for my endoscopy/colonoscopy. I thought that I would return to thank Nurse "Mary" [not her real name] for taking such good care of me. I really appreciated the f...

Hi, Cyberkat. As my name implies, I'm not a nurse. I found this site while doing research after my mother-in-law's CVA, almost exactly one year ago. The people on the site were very supportive and generous with their assistance, and, once or twice...

I'm so glad that you had a good result in small claims court. Remember to mail a copy of the judgment to the defendant by certified mail and demand payment. If the defendant doesn't pay you (and judgment debtors often don't), file the small claims ju...

Hello Begalli. What an awful series of events. I agree with Leslie and 3rdShiftGuy that your first priority is your father's condition. I wish him a speedy recovery. 3rdShiftGuy is correct that the hospital may offer a financial settlement, but pleas...

Hi, Tango71. I haven't seen your contract, but based on what you say, you can seek recovery on several theories. One, for breach of your written contract. Two, I don't know where you live, but in New York you can seek recovery for an "account stated,...

Congratulations J Lynn; you must be very pleased. Although I've never dealt with Louisiana or Tennessee preschools, I have some experience dealing with directors and teachers in private preschools in Manhattan. Yes, the school materials said he MUST...

Hi, J Lynn. I have some experience in this area. Our son (he's 7) and another one or two boys were the only ones in his preschool class who wouldn't use the toilet at 3 ½. We tried the books; we tried the videos; we tried bribing him; we tried appeal...

Here is my experience in the OR when my wife had her C-section. It had been a difficult, 36-hour labor, and other methods of inducing labor were not working. The doctor announced that he was proceeding with the section. I quietly said that I was not ...

Hi, Lesley Girl. I found this site while researching CVAs and end-of-life issues regarding a family member. The nurses on this site were extremely generous with their support and advice. I don't think I can improve upon SusanNC, but, as a "family mem...

Thank you to everyone who responded. As I say, I've never been an in-patient and I hope that it stays that way, but my experiences as a patient's family member seem to split down the middle: One, the staff making less-than-polite comments if my wife ...

Can I ask a question? As indicated by my name, I'm not a nurse. I found this website while I was researching strokes and analgesics, following my mother-in-law's massive CVA on 1-1-04. Happy new year. Since then, I've found the posts (other than the ...

Thanks, Fergus51. This is my point: your being polite didn't take any extra time, and it kept the family members' hospital experience from being worse than it absolutely had to be. In a neonatal unit, I imagine that there's more than enough heartache...

I'm not a nurse, but, if you don't mind, I'd like to put in my two cents. (By way of background, my mother-in-law had a massive CVA on January 1, and I found this site while researching strokes, analgesics and hospices on line. As I say, I'm not a n...