A Nice Way of Saying….
As you can see from the comments when you read the linked post on the blog "ER Stories - Shocking, Hilarious, Bizarre, and Sad Tales from the Emergency Room", it struck a nerve with the Cushie community. Frankly, I'm appalled that these so-called professionals talk this way openly on the web. I read quite a few posts. If I were one of their patients, I'd be suing the socks off of them. And I've never sued anyone.
Where does one draw the line with medical blogging? Is this a violation of HIPAA? Will other medical professionals condone this or condemn it? It's a gray area and one I'm afraid will become an issue if blogs like this continue. I am not for regulation of blogging, medical or otherwise. In my rose-colored world, professionals are professional in all aspects of life, including their blogging. But I am of the firm opinion this is unprofessional and inappropriate.
Physician, heal thyself.
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FYI, if you want to read some ER doctor/nurse blogs which I think are good blogging:
http://edwinleap.com/blog/
http://gruntdoc.com/
http://www.emergiblog.com/
http://www.impactednurse.com/
http://edwinleap.com/blog/
http://gruntdoc.com/
http://www.emergiblog.com/
http://www.impactednurse.com/
