Comments on: Fears of sexual misconduct lawsuits are causing some to change their practice http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/fears-of-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gasman http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/fears-of-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits.html/comment-page-1#comment-67788 Gasman Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/fears-of-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits-are-causing-some-to-change-their-practice.html#comment-67788 'We do what's right for kids' the sarcastic motto at my children's hospital when things are not done the best because of systems issues. <br/>I won't enter a patient room without a parent present. Getting a nurse is largely out of the question because 1) they are overworked, and 2) I'm not going to advertise my concerns. If your kid is alone then they stay alone. Sorry, but extending that human element is just too risky. ‘We do what’s right for kids’ the sarcastic motto at my children’s hospital when things are not done the best because of systems issues.
I won’t enter a patient room without a parent present. Getting a nurse is largely out of the question because 1) they are overworked, and 2) I’m not going to advertise my concerns. If your kid is alone then they stay alone. Sorry, but extending that human element is just too risky.

]]> By: Criminallopath http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/fears-of-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits.html/comment-page-1#comment-67776 Criminallopath Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/fears-of-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits-are-causing-some-to-change-their-practice.html#comment-67776 <i>"Some doctors tell me they no longer examine women's breasts for fear of being charged with sexual misconduct. It's a dangerous approach as malignancies will be missed."</i><br/><br/>There is an old saying that is applicable here. "Tough titty said the cat to the kitty when the milk ran dry." This is the only sane approach to dealing with the "sexual misconduct" claims in which a claim is enough for the sheeple to assume guilt. It is a bit of a Catch-22. If enough providers engage in this practice, one could at least argue that the practice was within the course and scope of that followed in the local community when dealing with the inevitable legal action that will follow from the policy. “Some doctors tell me they no longer examine women’s breasts for fear of being charged with sexual misconduct. It’s a dangerous approach as malignancies will be missed.”

There is an old saying that is applicable here. “Tough titty said the cat to the kitty when the milk ran dry.” This is the only sane approach to dealing with the “sexual misconduct” claims in which a claim is enough for the sheeple to assume guilt. It is a bit of a Catch-22. If enough providers engage in this practice, one could at least argue that the practice was within the course and scope of that followed in the local community when dealing with the inevitable legal action that will follow from the policy.

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