Family members recording nurses doing pt teaching

[artistnurse]

I am not interested in being on someone's phone recording on a personal level. So for family members who take it upon themselves to record patient teaching, I itch to ask them to stop. My hospital has no policy in place, does anyone else's? Naturally we know there's no recording during surgery or anything like that.

[SWM2009]

I am with you artistnurse. I would not want to be recorded and I would want to have the option to opt out of being recorded. I don't discount the benefit of recorded teaching, but I personally do not want to be on the recording.

[AdamantiteEnigma]

Doesn't seem like there is going to be too much action on policy writing until some of us in fact do see our mugs up on YouTube (or something similar). I used to love working ED because one could always ask for those devices to be turned off citing equipment sensitivity. Working in other areas of nursing these days, I've been directly recorded far more than I would ever be able to feign comfort with. Or had family members literally asking me a question then shoving portable recording devices into my face.

I've really no idea how to address this.

[laynaER]

We allow parents to take photos and record videos of their little ones but they are not allowed to film or take pictures of a procedure or staff members. I do not want to be filmed or photographed; it is my personal right. 2nd, it could later be used as evidence in a lawsuit God forbid you accidentally omit a vital piece of information during teaching or contaminate a clean or sterile field, etc. I do not like the idea at all because you don't know what people's motives are for recording. As an alternative, offer handouts they can refer to or offer resources from the internet. At some point a line needs to be drawn. Us nurses have rights too.

[NicuGal, MSN, RN]

We have a policy against patients recording or videotaping staff, procedures. Patients or Guardians have to sign it. As for teaching, you should have a policy in place and a script to follow, which has been run by legal, if you are encouraging taping or video taping. You had better be sure not to skip anything as one day you could be on a court stand listening/watching yourself and a lawyer drooling at the prospect of $$$$$$$ because you forgot one thing. And if you are doing this on your own without a policy you better be carrying malpractice insurance because the hospital is going to throw you under the bus.

[friggasdistaff]

My nursing instructor was telling our class about how some hospitals are doing this now. Personally, I think it is a lawsuit waiting to happen. It also bothers me on a personal safety level. I work in the ER and my name badge doesn't even have my last name on it to protect my safety and privacy. Can you imagine if you found either a visual or voice recording of yourself on the internet? If a patient has a right to privacy, why shouldn't staff?

[SDALPN]

I work PDN, so we could be recorded at any time. And yes, its uncomfortable knowing that at any time they could be watching or catch the moment a nurse adjusts her bra or fixes her wedgie.

I would put it in a suggestion box, if you have one, so the legal team can review the issue. I guess you could ask them in some sort of way to stop recording and then offer to write down in detail anything they may want to refer back to later.

[SDALPN]

And I'll add that I just recently saw pics of a nurse on a Facebook trach page with negative comments about the nurse. Another person posted video of a nurse and made negative comments.

That's going too far!

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

I'm so glad I'm missing out on all this. I'm also sorry nurses are being subjected to potentially risky and embarrassing situations because their facilities don't have policies prohibiting patients from recording them in the performance of their duties, in this case patient teaching.