Recently our UM was telling us licensed nurses that cell phone use among CNA's (especially in patient rooms) was brought up in our state survey.
She then requested that we take a photo of any offenders while they are on their phone so they can not deny it later when being written up.
I flat out refused. Sorry; but 1. That's all kind of cray. 2. That's definitely a privacy violation, right? 3. We have a no cell phone policy so I would be breaking a rule... To take a pic of someone else breaking a rule.
Flash forward a few weeks. This same UM was reprimanding me, and said "Someone took a pic of you breaking said rule." It was a CNA, but she refused to provide the alleged name or photo.
This is 50 shades of screwed up! I have heard of CNA staff on other floors taking photos of their charge nurse breaking some minor infraction (using the photos later on to bolster petty complaints against said nurse.)
The ED even once took a photo of a nurse's medication cart after he observed unattended medication on top of it.
