DISQUS

Teresa · 1 year ago

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I used to work for a great big bureaucracy. In fact, the biggest one in the world. Anyway, I developed the ability to duplicate the signature of the highest ranking bureaucrat in the building where I worked. His secretary found that extremely handy when he was not available, which was often the case, and she needed something signed.

Of course, I, being in the typist pool, had great fun creating and typing up memos on bureaucracy stationery, and then signing them. I once sent a memo to some of the men instructing them not to spend so much time "flirting" with the typists. It was very effective.

Back before there were sexual harassment laws, I found ways to deal with it.

Are you worried about patients working on duplicating your sig?

Irish-RN · 1 year ago

AH HA!!! I know who you are now. You work at my hospital!

Gretch · 1 year ago

I'm a teacher and the same thing has happened to my signature. My students remind me frequently how easy it is to forge.

The Happy Hospitalist · 1 year ago

Irish RN, actually you work at my hospital.

Just kidding.

EE · 1 year ago

Haha, I love this post. My signature, after 2 years of putting my signature on 50000000 papers has become the first letter of my first name followed by a scribble. The sad part is that my EMS staff and the ER staff can all read it. I guess we're all so used to the scribble sig.

Anonymous · 1 year ago

Just curious, are your progress notes equally as well defined as your signature? ;P