That makes perfect sense, hence why I didn't push it. It was really the lady's attitude that made me think she was just being a bitch, rather than it being an actual policy she had to follow with no exceptions. If she had been apologetic and said she really needed to speak the patient in private, okay. But she was really cross from the start, and I know patient confidentiality has nothing to do with it, so to me it kind of points to a case of her BSing.
I'm glad you're so careful about this, though. It's difficult to do a catch-all policy because some people can speak openly with others around and some can't even do it when alone. You really have to do it case-by-case (like you said, there are a lot of variables) and I think it's great that you treat it that way :)
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Date: 2007-10-28 02:52 am (UTC)I'm glad you're so careful about this, though. It's difficult to do a catch-all policy because some people can speak openly with others around and some can't even do it when alone. You really have to do it case-by-case (like you said, there are a lot of variables) and I think it's great that you treat it that way :)