Comments on: Two nurses fired for reporting doctor’s inappropriate actions

By: Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:06:35 +0000

“If you know one, hang on to him….” I’m sure you meant to add: “…or her!”

By: Oldtimer

Oldtimer — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:21:07 +0000

The truly terrible thing is, the schmuck Dr. won. Even though the nurses were acquitted, many now will not want the hassle of being arrested and tried to protect someone else.

The doctor should have had his medical license revoked and all charges should have been dropped prior to any trial. They should also be suing the guy for all the ill-gotten gains he enjoys. Doctors are not gods. Too many are some of the most disgusting charlatans on the planet. Every medical ethics and monitoring organization is to blame for this fiasco. Doctors are, too often, given a clear field to do as they choose, and that is seldom in the best interest of their patients. Doctors who take their Hippocratic Oath seriously are few and far between. If you know one, hang on to him.

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By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:05:08 +0000

Ray Brown, you’re going to comment on ethics? You’re one to throw stones! Here I think YOU’RE the embarrassment.

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By: Ray Brown

Ray Brown — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:33:47 +0000

John Brown, you are an idiot! Patient protection comes first. You obviously are clueless. I feel sorry for your family, you must be an embarrassment for them.

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By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:01:22 +0000

John Brown, you are clueless.

Nurses have an absolute right and obligation to report inappropriate medical behavior to the Medical Board. This reporting is, by law, confidential. Any protected health information that is shared with the Board is exempt from HIPAA requirements to obtain permission or consent from the patient. \

But then, like other West Texas Good Ol’ Boys, it appears that following the law or even comprehending the law is truly beyond your ken.

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By: Lee Tilson

Lee Tilson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:24:36 +0000

Mr. Brown’s sarcasm aside, punishing nurses for blowing the whistle is a serious blow to any patient safety effort.

This is one of the most appalling stories I have read.

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By: John Brown

John Brown — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:23:50 +0000

The real story is being missed here. Their is nothing wrong with recommending vitamins or olive oil. I guess there aren’t any Whole Foods in Odessa!

These nurses remind me of the japanese soldiers that were stranded on an island for 20 years after WWII ended, and didn’t know the war was over yet. The nurses should not turn in doctors to the medical board for such petty things. The true story here is that a man named Stephen Barrett who hates vitamins directed these nurses to turn in this doctor anonymously. These cowards only like to hide in the dark. They don’t like the light of day to shine on their villanous treacherous acts. The nurses have committed a minor crime by giving over patient records to a third party without the patient or guardians permission. They should have to pay a hefty fine for this or par with what the physicians have to pay the petty Texas Medical Board for record keeping violations. How about 10,000 each. That would be fair.

The CBS story was a set up hit piece. Oh how shocking!!!! Using olive oil that I put on my spaghetti at dinner, and on my garlic bread!!! I almost fainted when the story broke.

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By: Arizona RN

Arizona RN — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:23:46 +0000

I’m a registered nurse too and I find this story appalling. This does make West Texas look like some kind of backwater hicksville. How embarrassing for all concerned. These nurses deserve a public apology, reinstated jobs, and financial compensation from the doc involved.

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By: Francine in D.C.

Francine in D.C. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:43:14 +0000

As a nurse, I just cannot wait to see how this case turns out.

Do the good people of Texas not realize how this case makes them all look like backwater buffoons? When even the state’s own authorities remind this hick town that this is NOT a protection of privacy issue – yet this case is still allowed to proceed? It’s clearly a protection of PATIENT CARE issue.

I like to believe that I would have done the same thing as these two conscientious and brave nurses did when they saw things they knew were not right. Just as your website masthead says: there’s a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing. These nurses did the right thing.

Witchhunting is alive and well in West Texas, apparently.

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