RE: Patient denies...... Many nurses (myself included) were taught this as the proper way to chart and communicate with others about a patient. It simply means...I asked about a certain symptom, allergy, history or whatever...the patient said no. It is a simple way for nurses to communicate without saying or writing each time, I asked "..." & she said "...", everytime we document a symptom etc. There are no value judgements attached to it. Lori Peters RN/IBCLC *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html