What dodge?
Do you imagine every nurse can immediately discern which patients might possibly be pregnant, with 100% accuracy? Particularly while the patient is clothed and awaiting exam/treatment—which, typically is when questions are asked. Do you believe that every patient knows what information is abs is not pertinent? Or that they answer accurately?
You know nothing.
When i have been hospitalized, every time nurses administer drug treatments, they scan and verify my wrist band, bed number, verify the drug, the prescription, the dosage, and verbally ask me to confirm my name and birthday. Every time.
Other patients get testy to have to repeat (what corresponds to) Keith A. Company, 9-26-62.
They do this, not because they do not recognize me. Especially the third treatment in the same shift. It's because people who can give them orders want it done this way to protect the hospital legally.
They do not write their protocols to say, 'Ask every time until you're sure.' Or, '...unless you think you know better.' Or, '...unless you feel you're smarter than the protocol.'
Of course they're smarter than the protocol. It's ink on paper, no imagination, no discernment, no cognitive powers.
They also have no flexibility.
Ask all the questions every time.
This makes sense to me, as lives are directly affected. I got the 'Do you think you're smarter than the procedure?' shouting lecture with respect to mere nuclear weapons operations.
Incidentally, do not answer that question honestly. Hoo, boy.
