Comments on: it’s not snowing, but it feels like it http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html a nurse blog. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: SeaSpray http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-66961 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:02:55 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-66961 HIPPA???? OMG...I can not imagine that she thought that was proper protocol! I would NOT want her for my nurse. You weren't rude at all. She was way out of line. I would be furious to think a specimen or anything else about my med case was delegated to any non medical person...never mind the child. The lab tech could also get in trouble for accepting it. Wow! Is she always that way or was this a bad day?? HIPPA???? OMG…I can not imagine that she thought that was proper protocol! I would NOT want her for my nurse.

You weren’t rude at all. She was way out of line.

I would be furious to think a specimen or anything else about my med case was delegated to any non medical person…never mind the child.

The lab tech could also get in trouble for accepting it. Wow!

Is she always that way or was this a bad day??

]]> by: THANKS and updates galore » about a nurse http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-66616 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:12:23 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-66616 [...] a delayed apology is a wasted apology. i decided to let my gut tell me what to do, so i waited till i work with P again. thing is, she never showed up after our little incident. i finally asked one of the charge nurses what happened to her. i found out she was on an indefinite leave because of a family emergency. something about their brand new house having plumbing problems, which flooded their whole house. [...] […] a delayed apology is a wasted apology. i decided to let my gut tell me what to do, so i waited till i work with P again. thing is, she never showed up after our little incident. i finally asked one of the charge nurses what happened to her. i found out she was on an indefinite leave because of a family emergency. something about their brand new house having plumbing problems, which flooded their whole house. […]

]]> by: cz http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65694 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:59:33 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65694 Have to agree. Don't apologize as there is nothing for you to apologize for. Perhaps you could request an educational session for the entire unit on proper handling of specimens? Sounds like everyone could use a small review session. Have to agree. Don’t apologize as there is nothing for you to apologize for. Perhaps you could request an educational session for the entire unit on proper handling of specimens? Sounds like everyone could use a small review session.

]]> by: Jen http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65389 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:57:51 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65389 I don't care how old the kid is, to me that is a total breach of confidentiality! Someone who is not directly involved in the patients care, let alone even working in the building... being handed patient information. I feel she should be ashamed of herself! And technically, even though you may feel uncomfortable after the fact for "getting involved," well technically, as a patient advocat is it not your responsibility to speak up when you see a breach like that? So please, stop apologizing; she's the one who should be apologizing! *shaking my head* - I still can't believe first of all that she even THOUGHT of sending her son, and secondly, that she still doesn't think she did anything wrong?? I don’t care how old the kid is, to me that is a total breach of confidentiality! Someone who is not directly involved in the patients care, let alone even working in the building… being handed patient information. I feel she should be ashamed of herself! And technically, even though you may feel uncomfortable after the fact for “getting involved,” well technically, as a patient advocat is it not your responsibility to speak up when you see a breach like that? So please, stop apologizing; she’s the one who should be apologizing!

*shaking my head* - I still can’t believe first of all that she even THOUGHT of sending her son, and secondly, that she still doesn’t think she did anything wrong??

]]> by: it’s snowing in the mountains after all » about a nurse http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65346 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:01:32 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65346 [...] THANK YOU all for your comments. [...] […] THANK YOU all for your comments. […]

]]> by: Kathy http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65338 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:28:05 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65338 I am sure that JCAHO would have something to say about that. Not to mention that it was a blatant violation of HIPPA. The nurse in question sounds like someone who does not like or think that they should ever be questioned. People like this are unsafe and careless in the workplace. You did the right thing and even tried to be nice about it. Don't sweat it. I am sure that JCAHO would have something to say about that. Not to mention that it was a blatant violation of HIPPA.
The nurse in question sounds like someone who does not like or think that they should ever be questioned. People like this are unsafe and careless in the workplace.
You did the right thing and even tried to be nice about it. Don’t sweat it.

]]> by: DermDoc http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65320 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:31:28 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65320 Now I know why medical administrators lie awake at night. It only takes one not-so-common-sense choice to make a serious violation. Now I know why medical administrators lie awake at night. It only takes one not-so-common-sense choice to make a serious violation.

]]> by: shrimplate http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65276 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:15:10 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65276 Congratulations. You're not an asshole. Your coworker who had her child deliver a specimen to the lab, however: she's a fucking psycho. Her kid is screwed bigtime. It's probably too late now. Thank you for so nicely documenting this nasty little slice of reality. Kinds sucks, doesn't it? Truth has a way of finally <i>winning</i> though, doesn't it? It's worth it, right? Congratulations. You’re not an asshole.

Your coworker who had her child deliver a specimen to the lab, however: she’s a fucking psycho. Her kid is screwed bigtime. It’s probably too late now.

Thank you for so nicely documenting this nasty little slice of reality. Kinds sucks, doesn’t it?

Truth has a way of finally winning though, doesn’t it? It’s worth it, right?

]]> by: Bobby http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65259 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:20:50 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65259 There are several good points to be made here, one being the JCAHO deal, and HIPPA, the floor is not a daycare, yes, and also her snippy attitude, but the point I want to make is this:It's like where I used to work, in the parks of Denver. There is a reason it is illegal for you to pull up in a car, pull a set of golf clubs out of your trunk, and start whacking balls into the vast meadows of the public park. Besides the safety issue,if you do it, then every one will be doing it. If it was ok, you would see no picnickers, only golfers. There are golf courses where it is ok to do that. You would not believe how many stupid asses have to be told, It would blow your mind. It's not ok to send a family member to fix something that was already broken with the improper labeling of a medical specimen. How did she get a nursing license? That P thought it was ok to send her son tells me that she is one of the park golfers! hahahaha!!(don't you dare apologize, you did nothing wrong. I know you have to work with this person, but you are too hard on yourself. You shouldn't feel bad. You could have stomped her, and gloated but you didn't. There are several good points to be made here, one being the JCAHO deal, and HIPPA, the floor is not a daycare, yes, and also her snippy attitude, but the point I want to make is this:It’s like where I used to work, in the parks of Denver. There is a reason it is illegal for you to pull up in a car, pull a set of golf clubs out of your trunk, and start whacking balls into the vast meadows of the public park. Besides the safety issue,if you do it, then every one will be doing it. If it was ok, you would see no picnickers, only golfers. There are golf courses where it is ok to do that. You would not believe how many stupid asses have to be told, It would blow your mind. It’s not ok to send a family member to fix something that was already broken with the improper labeling of a medical specimen. How did she get a nursing license? That P thought it was ok to send her son tells me that she is one of the park golfers! hahahaha!!(don’t you dare apologize, you did nothing wrong. I know you have to work with this person, but you are too hard on yourself. You shouldn’t feel bad. You could have stomped her, and gloated but you didn’t.

]]> by: Candy http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65257 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:24:47 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/12/its-not-snowing-but-it-feels-like-it.html#comment-65257 All your co-worker's inappropriate (and rude) behavior aside, there is one reason her son should not have been called on to do her job: HIPPA. It's simply against the rules, and she could have jeopardized your hospital's Joint Commission certification. Your unit manager should have a few choice words for her. In the second place, what is her 10-year-old son doing there in the first place? A hospital floor is not a day care. All your co-worker’s inappropriate (and rude) behavior aside, there is one reason her son should not have been called on to do her job: HIPPA. It’s simply against the rules, and she could have jeopardized your hospital’s Joint Commission certification. Your unit manager should have a few choice words for her.

In the second place, what is her 10-year-old son doing there in the first place? A hospital floor is not a day care.

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