Dear Ann Landers, was shocked recently when at a social gathering an officer of a bank had one too many highballs and began to discuss the financial problems of two of his clients. Last night at another social affair a nurse who is employed in a doctor's office revealed some highly personal information about a prominent woman who is a patient. I always thought individuals who dealt with the public had a moral obligation 99 to keep their mouths shut. It seems unspeakable that they would use confidential information for social chitchat. Is there something I, as one person, can do to combat this sort of thing? I am-Horrified And Fuming.
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