A WOMAN, CALLING A LOCAL HOSPITAL,
SAID, "HELLO, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE PERSON WHO GIVES THE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR PATIENTS.
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE PATIENT IS GETTING BETTER, DOING AS EXPECTED OR IS GETTING WORSE."
THE VOICE ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE SAID,
"WHAT IS THE PATIENTS NAME AND ROOM NUMBER?"
SHE SAID, "SARA FINKLE, IN ROOM 302."
"I WILL CONNECT YOU WITH THE NURSING STATION."
"3-A NURSING STATION. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?"
"I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CONDITION OF SARA FINKLE IN ROOM 302."
"JUST A MOMENT. LET ME LOOK AT HER RECORDS.
OH YES, MRS. FINKLE IS DOING VERY WELL. IN FACT SHE'S HAD TWO FULL MEALS,
HER BLOOD PRESSURE IS FINE
AND HER BLOOD WORK JUST CAME BACK AS NORMAL. SHE'S GOING TO BE TAKEN OFF THE HEART MONITOR IN A COUPLE OF HOURS AND IF SHE CONTINUES THIS IMPROVEMENT. DR. COHEN IS GOING TO SEND HER HOME TUESDAY AT TWELVE O' CLOCK."
THE WOMAN SAID," THANK GOD!
THAT'S WONDERFUL"
OH! THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS! "
THE NURSE SAID," FROM YOUR ENTHUSIASM, I TAKE IT YOU MUST BE A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER OR A VERY CLOSE FRIEND!"
"NOT EXACTLY, I AM SARAH FINKEL IN ROOM 302!
AND NOBODY HERE TELLS ME ANYTHING!"
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ParrotHeadDeb
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That is funny! 
However now with the HIPAA laws in effect this would (should) never happen. I'm afraid I would have to report the nurse at Nurses station 3A to the Director of Nurses, who then would contact the HR department, who would then take the matter up with Administration consequently resulting in the nurse's prompt termination!! 
When the new HIPAA law was being introduced some "experts" were even saying you wouldnt be able to call a patient's name when bringing them from the waiting room of a doctor's office into the patient care area..it was suggested by some that each patient have a number! 
However now with the HIPAA laws in effect this would (should) never happen. I'm afraid I would have to report the nurse at Nurses station 3A to the Director of Nurses, who then would contact the HR department, who would then take the matter up with Administration consequently resulting in the nurse's prompt termination!! When the new HIPAA law was being introduced some "experts" were even saying you wouldnt be able to call a patient's name when bringing them from the waiting room of a doctor's office into the patient care area..it was suggested by some that each patient have a number! really even prior you would not (I hope) be able to do it BUT funny nonetheless..ParrotHeadDeb wrote:That is funny!
My LIL sis works @ a hospital so I hear storries
