Work: Patient confidentiality

Patient confidentiality

By DocKreso - 28/06/2013 21:59 - Croatia - Split

Today, I had to remove a glass bottle, complete with an ineffective pullstring, from a patient's rectum. He claimed that he'd accidentally sat on it, and later threatened to sue me for every penny if I breathed a word of it to anyone. Oops, looks like I just did. FML

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Today, I once again had to tell one of my elderly patients not to grope me. He responded by throwing his bedpan at me. It was full. FML

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lu95 16

Saturday 29 June 2013 5:19

Hopefully said patient doesn't read this website! Otherwise, good luck being poor!

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Saturday 29 June 2013 5:19

There's no hipaa violation if you didn't mention his name. Hahahaha!!!

Comments

gmian 34

Saturday 29 June 2013 6:19

52- Doctors go to work to help people and make a living. If digging in someone's ass is needed for that, then let it be.

football98_fml 20

Saturday 29 June 2013 6:21

watchout, we gotta bad one over here!

worldclassrager 39

Saturday 29 June 2013 6:27

I think he should have posted this...not you...

MzZombicidal 36

Tuesday 2 July 2013 2:15

If he didn't want a word of it breathed to anyone, why would he post it?

hobojo69 23

Saturday 29 June 2013 6:29

I like the sass in this story

teddy4nyy 13

Saturday 29 June 2013 6:50

Oh Noor, your comments never cease to make me laugh.

MEM0817 18

Saturday 29 June 2013 7:13

DocBastard! I know it's you. ;]

MEM0817 18

Saturday 29 June 2013 7:16

Also for all the assholes who think he violated doctor/patient confidentiality, you're wrong. There's no way anyone can tie this to a specific person. No major details were released. The medical personnel who posted this didn't do anything wrong.