Posting fears...

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Specializes in LTC / SNF / Geriatrics.

Is there anyone besides me out there that is afraid to post work related happenings for fear that your co-workers may also be on this site and recognize who wrote it? and then there could be retribution? Just curious....

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I just did! (the post about pt bed's in the hallway) Yes, I'm terrified someone will see my posts and retaliate one way or another. I try to keep a positive attitude, but sometimes we all just need to vent or get a little support.

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Specializes in nursery, L and D.

I try to be very vauge about details, but I worry sometimes too.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geri, Ortho, Telemetry, Psych.

Not on this forum. At least nothing that could hurt me. Everything I say about the places I work I say loudly for all to hear and don't care what anyone thinks (Missouri forum). But I did ask some pretty contoversial questions on another nursing site and someone responded by saying, "I hope you are using a blah blah something or other to hide your identity." Yeah:smackingf , after that I was scared to death and never even opened that site again.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I try to be real careful about how much I share publically.

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I'd think if you don't post specific information about town, hospital, &c, your comments couldn't be traced or tracked down. It would be nice if we could have more than one screen name. Kind of spread out the comments on different topics, perhaps, so they couldn't be connected to one person.

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Specializes in ICU, ER.

You need to totally disguise your identity-use another state, use a significantly different number of years experience, etc. Don't name the institution, don't give exact details about what happened.

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Specializes in Everything but L&D and OR.

i am not too worried. i don't get too specific, and i don't think enough people truly pay attention to who you are here. there are so many of us, it's almost impossible. if it is something that i am truly worried about, i don't think i would post it.

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

Folks allnurses is #1 on the GOOGLE search for nursing websites. Also we have had SEVERAL members called on the carpet when the powers that be figured it out that their employee was discussing THEIR place of business.

You can edit out or remove any and all of a post that you think you divulged too much or ask any mod for help.

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Being vague is good. I have seen some posts that are not vague enough and even though they were about really big hospitals in the area, I knew exactly which hospital they were talking about. But, yes, there are a lot of things I don't post about because it's too likely to be recognized.

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Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.

There are some defining things... things that people who work with me would pick up on instantly... either things that have happened to me, or my background, etc. Those things just don't make it into posts on this forum.

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.

Oh sure there's that fear. So I'm careful. There is already enough retribution for things said and done at my place of employment without compounding the problem by posting things that could identify me (or the workplace) here.

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