My comment that "I take care of heart patients and stroke patients and dementia patients," got me in trouble.
I was not at work but just out and around when someone asked me what kind of people I take care of.
I sometimes resent telling people the tasks I perform at work which is private to me even this though is not against any laws unless you identify your patient.
I was amazed to meet people who don't know what the right to privacy involves and think that you're just not supposed to discuss your job.
Where I work, I have to get a good patient history pre-op. We ask all the usual questions, going through all the systems. I could tell this woman was really annoyed to answer the questions. My boss was starting her IV, I was doing the interview. Finally, she said "all these questions are none of your business and are a violation of HIPAA."
Good grief.
To which we murmur to ourselves, "Not clear on the concept."
When she's older she'll probably be waving a placard that says, "Keep the government out of my Medicare."
Under the rules and regulations as set out in the: "Public Response to Inane Questions and or Comments" bill, passed in 1871, and as amended in 1933, a sharp rebuke with "eye-roll" and or "steely glare" would be permitted. A further amendment in 1969 added that a middle finger is also recognized. Additional research has found that many jurisdictions will allow snorting coffee out the nose and laughing loudly.
Identifying a patient is breaking confidentiality. Name, DOB, anything that can enable a person to track a patient. You did NOT violate a patients confidentiality, and whoever said that needs to go back to nursing school!
OP Under the rules and regulations as set out in the: "Public Response to Inane Questions and or Comments" bill, passed in 1871, and as amended in 1933, a sharp rebuke with "eye-roll" and or "steely glare" would be permitted. A further amendment in 1969 added that a middle finger is also recognized. Additional research has found that many jurisdictions will allow snorting coffee out the nose and laughing loudly.[/quote']
Love this response!
Also when someone who knows I'm a nurse asks me where I work I just say the name of the hospital system. We have 5 different locations plus a ton of outpatient clinics and Doctors offices and such so I just leave it at that.
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To which we murmur to ourselves, "Not clear on the concept."
When she's older she'll probably be waving a placard that says, "Keep the government out of my Medicare."