"Give Them All Medicine and Put Them to Sleep"... Nurse's Offensive Remarks Mocking ICU Patients

University Hospital Nurse's Inappropriate Remarks Controversy... Reckless Attitude Disregarding Life

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Controversy is arising over the misconduct of some medical professionals, such as posting photos of patients admitted to the intensive care unit or making offensive remarks. Criticism continues that they have betrayed professional ethics, including the medical ethics code.

Recently, a post exposing inappropriate remarks made by a nurse at a university hospital about patients spread through an online community, fueling the controversy. The author revealed that Nurse A from a university hospital in Gyeonggi-do posted mocking comments about patients' lives and deaths on her social networking service (SNS).

Nurse A wrote alongside photos of the intensive care unit, "I want to give them all medicine and put them to sleep," and "I took over two months' worth of care and sent them to heaven in just two hours." She also joked about a deceased patient, saying, "It's no secret that the transfusion was pumped up the next day, and it's no secret that it ended with expire." 'Expire' is a medical term used when a patient dies.

It was also revealed that Nurse A exchanged inappropriate messages about patients with acquaintances. She said, "Having worked in the neurological intensive care unit for over a year, carbon monoxide poisoning and sleeping pills have almost a 90% survival rate, but patients have to live with brain damage for life. Drowning causes swelling and is not pretty, so pass. The best direct method is bungee jumping from a high place."

Among citizens, there is criticism that Nurse A has abandoned professional ethics. It is pointed out that it is inappropriate for a medical professional, who should treat the weight of life seriously, to leave mocking posts about patients' medical history and deaths.

Above all, Nurse A's actions may violate the Medical Service Act. According to Article 19, Paragraph 1 of the Medical Service Act, medical professionals or medical institution workers must not disclose or publish information about others learned during their work. Personal information includes the patient's name, resident registration number, contact information, as well as all information learned during the treatment process, such as health status and medical history. If patient information is disclosed through photos or videos, they can be punished under the Medical Service Act.

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