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  1. HIPAA in NYS Prison

    OneRN50 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work in NYSDOCCS and am always stressing over privacy issues. I've read a million things about HIPAA but the Internet gives mixed messages. I've also been told it's different in prison because we...

  2. HIPAA in NYS Prison

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thank you I appreciate your feedback..I'm finally managing to not let everything get to me. I will run my practice as honestly as I can and move

  3. HIPAA

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thank you for your response. Yes I did ask the doctor if I needed to do anything else and he states I do not. There is also a piece of HIPAA that is called treatment something where it is considered...

  4. HIPAA

    OneRN50 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I recently had a situation dealing with an inmate who stated unwitnessed injury from a fall. I began questioning him regarding the situation while he was in the ward with another inmate patient in the...

  5. Shredding

    OneRN50 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    So I work in a correctional facility in NYS and our utilization review nurse is in our offices as well. She does death reports and shares our shredding bin. I intermittently shred on my midnight...

  6. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a seasoned Nurse and feel so stupid for this issue...I worked a midnight recently and was to dose a patient with his Suboxone prior to transfer to another facility. I checked and double checked...

  7. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    It is done this way in Corrections...I didn't make these rules..it is so highly diverted....these orders came down from the powers that

  8. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't intend on getting a mental health evaluation by posting my dilemma. I'll be deleting my post now. Thank you to those who gave me

  9. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Call it what you want and if you look back I thanked everyone for their kind words and they made me feel better but that person acted like it was a crime to feel bad and judged me saying maybe I...

  10. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    You do not work where I work and can't speak for every situation....please do not comment on my post

  11. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a conscientious person and treasure my license and I think it's kind of rude of you to say that..you don't know me...and if you must know I do something about it everyday. I suffer from...

  12. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much to all who have given me kind words of encouragement...I am so grateful for all of them and you ..I love when Nurses encourage other nurses...and I treasure my title and

  13. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    I hope it passes soon I hate this inner turmoil...I feel like I've done what I should by reporting to my supervisors and if they take it further I guess I'll have to go through

  14. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the reassurance...I'm stressed out to the point of tears...I offered to make out an error report.. I have notified my nurse administrator and the

  15. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    I work in prison and the order is to crush for less chance of diversion....I gave the right med and right dose but I unintentionally added water....I don't know what I was thinking ...other than...

  16. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    I know this ...I was replying to the other nurse who said it's not supposed to be

  17. Medication Route Error

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    It is our orders to crush it....so that's in the doctor and facility and it doesn't absorb as well being swallowed...and could cause gastric upset and withdrawal symptoms due to not being all

  18. HIPAA Violation? I don't think this is a violation

    OneRN50 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    So we had one of our doctors call back into our facility(prison) saying he wouldn't be in for two weeks because he had a covid exposure at his office ..I took the call and let the other nurse know the...

  19. HIPAA Violation? I don't think this is a violation

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Chicken lady are you meaning this isn't a HIPAA issue?? Hannah banana...not sure what you mean by HIPAA deniers??? I'm very careful about privacy even in

  20. Did I break Confidentiality

    OneRN50 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question...I was working in drug and alcohol rehab...a patient decided he was leaving treatment and the doctor had to do a last minute discharge...long story short the guy was discharged with...

  21. Did I break Confidentiality

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you....your comment eases my mind some..I appreciate

  22. Did I break Confidentiality

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    I guess what I'm really asking is should I self report that I contacted the officer....I no longer work there but this issue is killing me I feel so guilty...it wasnt done maliciously I would never do...

  23. Did I break Confidentiality

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    JadedCPN you sound as if you're mocking

  24. Did I break Confidentiality

    OneRN50 replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your kind words....yes I felt a need to immediately reach the patient. The doctor normally would send remainder of pills and had asked that morning what he had left I told her and she...

  25. Nursing Smells You Love?

    OneRN50 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Vitamin B