Probably not. I think what they are trying to prevent is… well, someone recently told me about a former employee who was taking bribes of some sort. Thousands of dollars worth. She’s in court today to testify against this person.
It is very, very difficult to get an appointment with my primary care doctor—she’s usually scheduling 3 weeks out for an acute issue and 8 months out for a routine physical. I never thought of bribing the staff, though…
Who solicited the tip?
Find a new doctor. That’s crazy. If you have a bad case of bronchitis, you could have pneumonia before the doctor would even take a listen.
The post that I assume sparked this discussion, from this thread:
Well, she does have a PA and a (very bitchy, incompetent) NP working with her. I can usually get in with one of them.
I have been solicited to support the hospital charity fund raising efforts, after my loved one spent time in hospital. I figure that’s kind of fair though, I do owe them a debt, and buying a ticket on their lottery is fun, so why not?
We get lots of cookies, cakes and candy (never a fruit basket , though, and we would definitely enjoy one!) for the whole unit, but individual gifts are discouraged and cash gifts are never allowed. Thankfully, no one has ever offered a cash gift.
I have several nurses in my family, my mom, my aunt(they are retired), and some cousins, male and female. I’ve never heard them talk about tipping money, but I have heard about cards, cookies, candy, and so on.
My mom and dad, while traveling in Washington state, were hurt in a motorcycle accident, and treated at a small town’s hospital. For several years my mom sent the nurses a big holiday decorated container of popcorn, at Christmas. She always got a nice thank you reply, and on time they joked about the “conflict” over who would get the container when it was empty!