The Importance of Proper Paperwork!

AJChenMPH

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WHEN I WAS a young Navy nurse, a recruit with a severe injury was admitted to my hospital unit. I routinely prepared him for surgery and gave him a release form to complete. He anxiously questioned me several times about having to sign it, but I was emphatic that he must do so. Finally he complied.

Then I took another look at the form and realized why he had hesitated. It was a request for an autopsy!

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Cmdr. Francie Davison (Ret.)

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.
 
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