I'm a new LPN working in LTC. I'm curious whether it's legal and acceptable to access EHR and patient charts from my laptop at home. I think as a new nurse it would be valuable for me to be able to study my patient's medical info more at leisure, vs during 3 minutes of down-time or in the middle of a med-pass. That was such a valuable aspect of my clinical experience while a student-- to be able during the generally more lengthy down-time points to study charts and conditions and labs, try and tie them all together and paint a picture. It'd be great to have and study all that info now, about people I actually know and take care of every day. However, now I'm afraid to try and login when I'm not on the clock, on an assignment, etc. Anyone have any insght on this? I live in NY!
Jory, MSN, APRN, CNM
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Why is it when you get an off-the-wall question like this...you can always scroll up and see "new member"?