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Apparently he is the medical protocol supervisor. 'Clipboard Man' Without a Hazmat Suit at Ebola Flight Explained - ABC News

Apparently the hospital is going to say "sorry about that." “We are deeply sorry”: Top official at Presbyterian to offer mea culpa to Congress on Thursday | Dallas Morning News

CBS is reporting that she called the CDC, along with a few other online sources. Ebola nurse Am​ber Vinson called CDC several times before flying - CBS News Official: Vinson called CDC before flight from CLE to report slightly-elevated temperature | ...

Spanish nurse's Ebola infection blamed on substandard equipment, and experts say transmission was "avoidable." Spanish nurse's Ebola infection blamed on substandard equipment | World news | The Guardian http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola...

Do you have a link from a credible source for this? I've seen accounts of his helping Ebola patients, but nothing specific about direct contact with body fluids. Given what happens with Ebola, it wouldn't be surprising if that happened -- but I coul...

In some cases, the hospital's change of story was the headline: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/us/containing-ebola-cdc-troops-west-africa.html Dallas Hospital Backpedals On Reason For Releasing Ebola Patient Dallas Hospital Alters Story on Ebola C...

I"m sure they do, but that doesn't seem to be happening in this case. In a press release, on October 2, Texas Health said: "Protocols were followed by both the physician and the nurses. However, we have identified a flaw in the way the physician ...

The hospital's story appears to have changed. From the NY Times: "Health officials’ handling of the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States continued to raise questions Friday, after the hospital that is treating the patient and that mi...

Question for the experts: is it reasonable to assume that the "source" is committing a rather serious HIPAA violation by sharing this information? I would think the only person who could know what went on would be an employee of Yorkville Endoscopy...

The OP said: I am confused by the responses to the OP. The statement that "most parents are almost hypervigilant about their kids' behavior" does not support the statement that "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" is "dying away." I am neither a nurse nor a parent, so...

This article focuses on the issue of baby photos displayed in medical offices, in case anyone is interested. I noticed that the NYT writes "Hipaa" instead of "HIPAA," appearing to treat it as a word rather than an acronym. While far from perfect, ...

More acronym info for geeks -- NYT copy editor explains. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/business/media/24asktheeditors.html?pagewanted=all And if you are a geek and curious about this issue in the UK, from the Economist. First three paragraphs ar...

I just googled and found this explanation of the Times' usage, which I had failed to notice despite reading the Times fairly often. The Grammarphobia Blog: Why doesn't the NY Times capitalize AIPAC?

From my original post: I'm a very boring person totally lacking in interesting backstory, so yeah -- odds are I'm safe.

lol I thought the same when I first moved here, but reality is I never see anybody famous. I just see the kid who says "Yo! Lady! This sidewalk is closed for filming -- you gotta go around." Usually when I'm carrying groceries....

"Good back story" fits with what I read in this story: 'NY Med' Executive Producer Talks Going to Newark, the Case That Didn't Make It on TV - Hollywood Reporter

I hope you don't mind a question about something I've wondered about when I have been with family in the hospital. For a non-emergency request, is it better to press the call button, or to simply speak to someone in the hallway? In several cases, th...

The patient was asleep/unresponsive most of the time, and often agitated when awake. When the patient started moaning/grimacing/crying loudly without waking up, I thought it best to ask the nurse's opinion. This was a change in behavior, and I do no...

That would be good if you were trying to avoid waking up the patient, or if the patient were confused. Yes, I know -- impossible to avoid waking/confusing them in a hospital, but it would be nice for families to feel they can at least try.

Thanks for your comments, but I wouldn't dream of going, or even looking, into someone else's hospital room. I said specifically in my original question: "In several cases, the patient's assigned nurse was nearby, so I felt silly using the call bel...

You don't need to explain call bells separately to every visitor. However, if you have next of kin at the bedside for hours every day, it might be helpful to let them know how things work. This might be especially important if the patient cannot co...

My question had nothing to do with speed of response to a request. The issue was how to properly make the request.

Thank you -- that is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to know. I wasn't sure if the call bell was only for emergencies. Everyone seems to think my concern was speed of response, but that is not the case. I had one family member who thought the c...

This sounds like a good idea, and I wish more nurses were like you. By the way, my question had nothing to do with speed of response.

Thank you, Sandyfeet. I think I was unduly influenced by a nurse acquaintance who complained about call lights -- she had a lot of patients -- I think she said 12? Is that even possible on a med/surg night shift? My intentions were good, but perhaps...