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Re: sonographers right to give information to patient From: Jann Dolk (dolk@umbc.edu) Wed Mar 24 11:16:15 1999 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DuBose, Terry: "Re: sonographers right to give information to patient" Previous message: Jann Dolk: "Re: sonographers right to give information to patient" Maybe in reply to: roger sanders: "sonographers right to give information to patient" Next in thread: DuBose, Terry: "Re: sonographers right to give information to patient" Roger, Since you forwarded this letter sent to you, let's hear your opinion on the subject. We know that as sonographer's we are not legally allowed to give a diagnosis, manage care, etc, and we certainly do not want to give misleading information, but HOW much do you let your sonographers disclose? What about measurements, if they are obviously on the screen and visible to all? What about gender? What about a normal tour of the anatomy? With warm regards, jann roger sanders wrote: > I just recieved this letter from a sonographer I trained. I am away from > my files. Can anyone help? > "today we were told by one of our Radiologists not to tell the patient > the sex of the baby. And to keep > our narrative while scanning the fetus VERY GENERIC. And we can't tell > them how far along they are, even if the measurements are equal and they > are intelligent people and they can read it on the screen, while we > measure!!!.I am having heart failure, but keeping my cool. I have to > present the sonographer's point of view at the next Radiologist QA > meeting, so Ineed ammunition. If you could just steer me to the right > journals for articles concerning the importance of the bonding between > parents and fetus and maybe an article > about the sonographer's role. I just haven't kept up with all the > journals. Is there any way you could help me??" > -- Jann Dolk, MA, RT(R), RDMS Program Director UMBC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 410-455-2758 410-455-1322 FAX 410-232-3712 PAGER dolk@umbc.edu Next message: DuBose, Terry: "Re: sonographers right to give information to patient" Previous message: Jann Dolk: "Re: sonographers right to give information to patient" Maybe in reply to: roger sanders: "sonographers right to give information to patient" Next in thread: DuBose, Terry: "Re: sonographers right to give information to patient"

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