Never post replies or start new threads at your hospital's computer

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I made the mistake of doing this, and now I've got nosy co-workers e-mailing me about my replies and so on on this website.

I hate nosy people.

Get a life!

Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

You might check TOS...there are rules against signing up under more than one name, though the mods occasionally have let people change names for specific reasons.

And quite bluntly, anyone that surfs the 'Net at work, should expect that everything that they tap into will be reviewed by management. To think otherwise, is quite naive.

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Specializes in Med Surg/LTC.
You might check TOS...there are rules against signing up under more than one name, though the mods occasionally have let people change names for specific reasons.

And quite bluntly, anyone that surfs the 'Net at work, should expect that everything that they tap into will be reviewed by management. To think otherwise, is quite naive.

In that case, half the staff should be terminated. All of our computers are internet connected AND IF WE DON'T HAVE admissions and our rounds are done.....it get's really slow in my unit.

Really slow!

Hmmmm....Allnurses.com or gossip with co-workers? Sorry, but I'd rather surf and learn a thing or two from you outstanding nurses ;)

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

It is not that you cannot access the 'Net....but that you should expect that your workplace will monitor it.

Which means, "do not write something that you do not expect to be read by your boss". When you are at work, your time and anything written then on their equipment is theirs.

You have the freedom of speech. But they also have the freedom to fire you for conducting personal business at work....if you write something that do not approve of on their service.

It's called "common sense"...though not that common these days. You expect that what you write from work is monitored and not private...otherwise DON'T WRITE IT AT WORK.

PS. There are several allnurses.com posters that have been disciplined/fired by employers, because they wrote to openly about work situations...due to alleged HIPAA violations, etc.

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

I haven't been in a facility where nurses used the computers...all paper charting and such, and the unit secretary used the computer. However, if I had access I would only do what I needed to, and never anything more...I just don't have the time no matter how fast I type..LOL!

When you see my posts..they are all from home :)

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Yep - mine too. My boss wants me to be productive at work and unfortunately, that means no All Nurses.

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Heck, only person with Internet access at work is my Administrator. Yeah, they know of my involvement here, and so far no complaints. :)

Suebird :p

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Re: Never post replies or start new threads at your hospital's computer--and never post anything you aren't prepared to print out and place on the unit's bulletin board!

Just a word to the wise ;)

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infusion, peds, informatics.

yeah, have to agree with the others.

it isn't unusual for me to have time to read allnurses during my lunch break, but i never sign in from a work computer, and i keep all replies to myself until i get home.

just doesn't seem prudent.......even if you are on your own time....

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, who the heck has time to use a computer for personal use??? Myself, I can hardly keep up and get out by the end of the night.

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.
My son tries to tell me his MySpace page is private. No. It's not. If anyone in the world can read it, so can I, so can his boss and so can his teacher. I think he's finally getting the concept.
Myspace has the private option - whereby only people you designate as your "friends" and add them to your list can view the complete profile.

This discourages 99.99% of the snoops. The other 0.01% work for the government or are Joe and Jane Hacker.

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Specializes in Acute Care Psych, DNP Student.
Myspace has the private option - whereby only people you designate as your "friends" and add them to your list can view the complete profile.

This discourages 99.99% of the snoops. The other 0.01% work for the government or are Joe and Jane Hacker.

Not necessarily. You never know. I have a family member who is an attorney. He is working on a high profile case. AP and Reuters reporters camp out in front of his office digging for info. A reporter found seemingly irrelivent (unfortunately is was important!) information regarding the case that one of his office staff mentioned on her private MYspace page.

This employee no longer has a Myspace page, private or not. The Internet isn't as private as many think.

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Specializes in NA - 100 years ago.
Myspace has the private option - whereby only people you designate as your "friends" and add them to your list can view the complete profile.

This discourages 99.99% of the snoops. The other 0.01% work for the government or are Joe and Jane Hacker.

Well, he doesn't use the private option. (Neither do I.) I tried to impress on him, after finding his totally inappropriate MySpace page, under his real name, how detrimental that would be to his future employment opportunities, etc. He has since cleaned up the place and I think has learned a bit of a lesson about protecting his reputation in real life, as well as in cyberspace.

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