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Nurse: Holding patients hostage without visitors is medical kidnapping – Brighteon.TV...

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However, one provision of the bill states that in-person visitation may not be allowed if the attending physician determines that visiting a particular patient may lead to the transmission of an infectious agent that poses a serious community health risk.

"For the record, we call patients being held hostage without visitors 'medical kidnapping.' And it's not okay," neonatal nurse practitioner Michelle Rowton told Dr. Bryan Ardis in "The Dr. Ardis Show" on Brighteon.TV. "They deserve visitors, they deserve an advocate – especially if you're telling me they're that sick. They should have an advocate there with them."

Rowton was referring to patient advocates who help patients communicate with their healthcare providers to get the information they need to make decisions about their health care. Patient advocates may also help patients set up appointments for doctor visits and medical tests, and get financial, legal and social support.


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