I still fall back to the "Do I want to be held responsible?" thought.

As many recalls and health concerns revolve around the formula industry, it
concerns me that as a nurse, I could hand out a bag of "freebies" which
could later be recalled. How could one live with the knowledge that what she
has done has been dangerous to another?

The "freebies" we get around here are powdered formulas. I thought those
weren't supposed to be given to babies under a certain age, but they are
handed out freely without instruction that powdered AIM should be prepared
carefully and if it must be used, it should be given to older babies who are
less at risk for contamination. When I studied in the hospital, I refused to
pass out the "formula bags." Someone else would gladly do it, but I just
couldn't sign my name on the form stating I was responsible for passing it
out.

I work in a facility which is happy to hand out advertisements for a
particular massage therapist. She is a recent graduate, and starting a
business. "We" make copies for her, and use our staff time to pass out her
advertisements. Well, we did, until I told the "higher ups" that by passing
out her advertisements, we were taking upon the responsibility of giving her
credibility. If she were to injure someone (and she has) WE would bear the
responsibility of, "Well, the nurse gave me this, so she must be good!"
"They" decided it wasn't worth the risk, and stopped her free
advertisements.

How can a hospital bear the responsibility of giving out an advertisement
for something, giving them credibility, and then deal with the repercussions
of, "This has been contaminated, my baby's sick, and it's YOUR FAULT!" 

One decent lawsuit of a baby put at risk due to a contaminated "freebie"
would put a lot of this into perspective.

Best wishes from hot and humid Ohio,
Heather "Sam" Doak

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