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Originally Posted by bmxbandit
You'd think that after a few minutes conversation with a patient, you'd be able to gauge if such a comment would be appropriate... and then err on the side of caution. Regardless of your religios views, placebos have been shown to have powerful effects, so if a patient thinks it will help then why not? So long as they don't think it'll perform miracles...
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I don't think the patient
complained, it sounds like they just called in because they weren't sure and the trust decided that it wasn't appropriate.
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Originally Posted by Russ B
She should assume that because getting disciplined for offering to pray for someone is not common sense - it's a PC overreaction. The nurse was clearly demonstrating care - if the recipient does not have the same beliefs then no problem but the nurse clearly believes praying will aid the patient. No harm will come to anyone from her praying. Total overreaction and the trust ought to take a major U-turn over this.
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Agree that it's an over reaction on the part of the Trust.
Agree that it's plainly barking mad.
However, she was told that she would be discisplined if she did it again, se did it again, she got disciplined. She should have know it was bound to happen.