hidden cameras in patient's room

Our facility policy is q2 hours and to me that is not right. Everyone else gets q2hr rounds. This doesn't seem prudent to me because I could just be asking to be set up. What do you think?

Does anyone know if it is legal for patient's families to have hidden cameras in patient's rooms? What are the legal implications there?

At our facility there is a sign posted in the front lobby that states you could be recorded. I was just curious. I don't think we have them because we have a lot of thieves in our facility and it is sad. And no, I'm not doing anything wrong. It's just that there are soooo many people where I work that seem sue happy and I feel nit picked to DEATH.

Also, another ? about this particular patient whose family wants extra 1hr rounds done on them by the nurse and CNA. We have to initial a special sheet on this person where we and the CNA checked on them every 30 min and we have a lot of other patient. Our facility policy is q2 hours and to me that is not right. Everyone else gets q2hr rounds. This doesn't seem prudent to me because I could just be asking to be set up. What do you think?

We have hidden cameras in my facility but they are not in areas that patients would be in. They have them in employes zones only( for stealing and such). We had this come up once and told the family the only way you could have cameras in the room is if the room mates family agreed. We do q2hr rounds as well, but we have one patient that demands to be turned every 1 hour and it takes 15-20 min to turn him. This is a big problem because the other patients have to wait. He has the call light on every 10-15 min wanting nick pickin stuff and will keep the staff running all day. It has gotton so bad that the other families are complaining. Dont know the answer here but Im with ya!!!