I am sorry you are confused. I have already told you my job. Please stop asking for personal details. That is NOT what this topic is about. If you continue to prod for irrelevant and personal...
Okay, let's take it down a notch. I understand that YOU have had a pt gasping for air, but that is not at all any of the situations I've whitnessed. *Army Medic* here, I know what an emergency/urgency...
Okay, nobody is gasping for air. That person's comment was far off base. Communication is fine at this hospital, everybody has locators. By refusing I mean, REFUSING. I see nurses REFUSING to help the...
I am not sure if this is in the right topic... I have been working with an increasing amount of nurses who FLAT OUT REFUSE to change or toilet their patients. Is this a thing? Do your hospitals have...
I am a worry wart and want to be perfect at ALL THE THINGS even though I am not. Example: I suck at chemistry and stats. So my dream is to go into the anesthesia field to be challenged and because I...
Thank you Jory. I know that reporting a tattoo is not my responsibility and that my job is not to play detective. However, your "third/fourth" points....yes...and I don't want to get into any detail....
The reason for the visit had to be reported to the police. The PT was tight lipped about the situation -of course- so there was nothing in the chart about the events leading up to the visit or...
Thank you for your reply. :) Yes the police had to be notified. The PTs type of tattoo is a gang tatt that they all have- not just here where I live- everywhere this gang has territory. And there are...
Okay I know HIPAA is an exhausted topic but I would appreciate some input on this matter. Had a PT who had a questionable tattoo (and the reason for the visit also indicated suspicion) so I asked my...