How to prove nurse looked up my medical record

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  1. If I prove she did it will she get fired?

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I was hospitalized in the same hospital that my husband's friend just got a job. She was on training, in completely different ward. She would visit my room often, on her breaks etc. I didn't discuss my condition with her. And I didn't gave her permission to look up my records. One day she visit me in my hospital room and started patronizing me, saying that my calcium levels were really high and my potassium extrey low ( I was in DKA ) and that my kidneys are suffering etc. So in shock I asked her how can she possibly know that. She said my lab tests are very bad and the doctor ( mutual friend , nefrologist from different hospital) said that this indicates possible kidney shutting down. At this point I was so angry and I asked ' how come everybody seen my records but me?' She didn't answer. Instead she looked at my IV bag and ask what is it. I said it's done and for her to not to worry about it. I asked why she knows about my condition but she GOOGLED my IV bag!! And said ' that's what I tought'. I had enough! I said that this is invading my privacy and I do not wish to anyone but doctors to see my files. She did not care! Instead she was patronizing me about my type 1 diabetes! Since she's not my friend, but my husbands friend I was extremely upset and told my husband that this is illegal! He went and checked it, and apparently there's no entry from her login on my charts.

My question is , how could she looked it up without leaving her ID on it. What are other possible ways of finding out what's in my records? ( she knew things that neither me or my husband knew) And how can I prove it? I don't want to get her fired. I want my husband to believe me that she did that. Since there was no proof it seems like she's innocent. But she's not. She did look up my files. She checked my IV bag while I was telling her that I do not wish her to do it. She was working ( on break) , so it has to be some kind of violation. I need to know how she have that, how can I prove it?

Specializes in ICU.

I am also wondering just who is the "nurse" here. The title of this is "how to prove nurse looked at my medical record," but I am also thinking none of the parties involved here are actual "nurses." Please don't claim someone is a "nurse" unless they have a nursing license.

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Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

It's possible that if she was talking about you to a physician, the physician may have opened the chart and let her see. Her name wouldn't be recorded on the chart then. Even if the physician was from a different hospital, he/she could have privledges at the hospital where you were admitted.

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Maybe the husband told his dear old friend to look in on his wife and she thought she was helping out. Doesn't excuse her (the nurse's) behavior in the last, but adds another layer, for sure.

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Farawyn said:
Maybe the husband told his dear old friend to look in on his wife and she thought she was helping out. Doesn't excuse her (the nurse's) behavior in the last, but adds another layer, for sure.

Yes, I thought that as well. Maybe the husband put her ( his friend) in this position and that is why he is acting like he needs to diffuse the situation instead of defend his wife.

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Report her ass

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applewhitern said:
I am also wondering just who is the "nurse" here. The title of this is "how to prove nurse looked at my medical record," but I am also thinking none of the parties involved here are actual "nurses." Please don't claim someone is a "nurse" unless they have a nursing license.

I don't see where the OP claimed to be a nurse. I'm mobile so maybe I don't see a title next to the screenname but you don't HAVE to be a nurse to be on AN. If you noticed there are boards designed for CNA, PCT and MA's and they're not nurses. Same with nursing students.

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Specializes in ICU.

LittleCandles, I think you mis-read my post. I am quite well aware that you do not have to be a nurse in order to use this forum, and I was not talking about anything next to the screen name. The TITLE of the original post is: How to prove nurse looked at my medical record. I was pointing out to the OP that one should not be referred to as "nurse" unless that person is indeed a licensed nurse. Thank you for your input, however, reading comprehension matters!

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applewhitern said:
LittleCandles, I think you mis-read my post. I am quite well aware that you do not have to be a nurse in order to use this forum, and I was not talking about anything next to the screen name. The TITLE of the original post is: How to prove nurse looked at my medical record. I was pointing out to the OP that one should not be referred to as "nurse" unless that person is indeed a licensed nurse. Thank you for your input, however, reading comprehension matters!

Okay but why would you not believe that the girl who looked at her record wasn't a nurse? I still do not see where she says she wasn't?

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