Recently our hospital HR/ leadership team made an announcement declaring that nurses are only to be accessing charts when punched in. Personally to me this is a non issue because I show up literally minutes before punching in, however there are nurses who I work with that get there early (sometimes even an hour early).
* Just curious if any other hospital has this policy?
* If there is a legal issue associated with accessing charts of assigned patients when not punched in?
* What can I do to support my peers who have the desire to access patients charts early?
Thank you all!