Photo's in hospital

[keagle]

What is the name of your state? Western Kentucky

My wife is in the hospital and I take pictures of the wound, (she just had her appendix removed), the nurses tell me I cannot do this because of the "hippa" law. I have tried reading about this law, and don't find anything about patient picture taking. Since the initial surgery, the wound has become infected and now she is having trouble with her breathing, (wheezing), I am starting to get worried. She has had multiple surgeries and I like to document each one with pictures as best I can.
My question is this: Am I allowed to takes pictures of the nurses cleaning or dressing her wound while in the hospital?
Thanks in advance for any advice...

 

[JETX]

Am I allowed to takes pictures of the nurses cleaning or dressing her wound while in the hospital?

If you have the patients permission, yes.

 

[ellencee]

If you have the patients permission, yes.

He doesn't need the patient's permission to take photos of the nurses, which is what he asked. In 'my' hospital, this husband would not be allowed to take photos of the nurses; he and his camera would be removed from the facility.

If he wanted to create a photo journal of the wound's progression, one of the wound-care nurses would assist in creating an accurate, measurable, treatment-correlated, and documented photo/wound journal.

EC

 

[JETX]

He doesn't need the patient's permission to take photos of the nurses, which is what he asked.

I don't think so...
"I take pictures of the wound, (she just had her appendix removed), the nurses tell me I cannot do this because of the "hippa" law."

As long as he takes pictures of the WOUND.... and has the patients permission... no problem. Even if it includes the nurses 'hands, etc.'. Now if he is trying to take a picture of the nurses tits or something... no way.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Now if he is trying to take a picture of the nurses tits or something... no way.

You just had to BUST out with a big , shouldn't it have been ?

 

[ellencee]

What is the name of your state? Western Kentucky

My wife is in the hospital and I take pictures of the wound, (she just had her appendix removed), the nurses tell me I cannot do this because of the "hippa" law. I have tried reading about this law, and don't find anything about patient picture taking. Since the initial surgery, the wound has become infected and now she is having trouble with her breathing, (wheezing), I am starting to get worried. She has had multiple surgeries and I like to document each one with pictures as best I can.
My question is this: Am I allowed to takes pictures of the nurses cleaning or dressing her wound while in the hospital?Thanks in advance for any advice...

Note the sentence in bold.

Now, about nurses' tits being photo'd--we have quite a few male RNs who would be glad to pose for the pics and wouldn't feel violated at all.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Note the sentence in bold.

Now, about nurses' tits being photo'd--we have quite a few male RNs who would be glad to pose for the pics and wouldn't feel violated at all.

They don't count 'cept for hot Toddy

 

[keagle]

Thanks everyone for the input

 

[JETX]

Note the sentence in bold.

I guess it is all about 'photo composition'. Since the clear issue here was "the wound has become infected", I read it that the nurses are changing the dressings... and the OP is taking a picture of the dressings and wounds.

You read it that he was taking pictures of the nurses... while they were dressing the wound.

Personally, I would rather take pictures of the FEMALE nurses while THEY were dressing... always had that fascination with the 'whities'. As a younger man, my roommates mother was in charge of bringing in foreign nurses to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Most of them were from England, Scotland and Ireland. Of course, I was first in line to volunteer to introduce these young women to Dallas... and the local nightlife. Ah, those WERE the days!!!

 

[ellencee]

I guess it is all about 'photo composition'. Since the clear issue here was "the wound has become infected", I read it that the nurses are changing the dressings... and the OP is taking a picture of the dressings and wounds.

You read it that he was taking pictures of the nurses... while they were dressing the wound.

Personally, I would rather take pictures of the FEMALE nurses while THEY were dressing... always had that fascination with the 'whities'. As a younger man, my roommates mother was in charge of bringing in foreign nurses to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Most of them were from England, Scotland and Ireland. Of course, I was first in line to volunteer to introduce these young women to Dallas... and the local nightlife. Ah, those WERE the days!!!

I took "it" in the context of there being a right way to go about doing something, such as documenting a wound, and the right way nursing has to 'handle it'. In our litiginous society, nurses have the additional duties of 'reporting up' and deferring to the hospital's attorneys.

As for your bar-hopping with foreign nurses, if memory serves me correctly, their white stockings were held up with garters, were they not?


EC

 

[BelizeBreeze]

As for your bar-hopping with foreign nurses, if memory serves me correctly, their white stockings were held up with garters, were they not?


EC

I spent the first three years of my teenage time learning how to unhook those damn things, and then the scurge of young men everywhere.....DAMN PANTYHOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[justalayman]

I spent the first three years of my teenage time learning how to unhook those damn things, and then the scurge of young men everywhere.....DAMN PANTYHOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a bit younger than you BB and lack that experience but from my understanding, it brought this wuestion to mind;

why did you need to unhook the things? I thought they allowed access to the goodies even when in place. Although I do have to say, that is probably when girls still wore underwear.


ALthough the OP brought out the point the hospital had a problem with things due to HIPAA and others here went on about if the nurses were involved in the photo or not making a diff;

what about the fact it is private property. Can't the hospital simply not allow cameras for whatever reason they see fit??

 

[Ohiogal]

I'm a bit younger than you BB and lack that experience but from my understanding, it brought this wuestion to mind;

why did you need to unhook the things? I thought they allowed access to the goodies even when in place. Although I do have to say, that is probably when girls still wore underwear.


ALthough the OP brought out the point the hospital had a problem with things due to HIPAA and others here went on about if the nurses were involved in the photo or not making a diff;

what about the fact it is private property. Can't the hospital simply not allow cameras for whatever reason they see fit??

truthfully they can deny photography in certain areas. Some hospitals forbid video taping deliveries and child birth while others do not. Many are afraid of being sued based on what appears/doesn't appear in the pictures.