Nise478

Thank you for the responses! This was insightful as I haven’t had to talk to a manager regarding a patient outside work. I guess I was just paranoid that I could possibly be violating HIPPA since I wasn’t technically at work. But, my biggest concern was discussing something over the phone that would or should have required me to follow up with documentation and I couldn’t make it to the hospital to do that. I did end up calling and it was only something minor.

Hi all - I received a text message from the manager of a unit which I floated to work the previous night. She asked if I could answer a patient care question regarding a patient on the unit I was assigned to that night. I wasn’t sure what type of information she was looking for specifically and I felt I was put in an uncomfortable situation. My question is... Is it appropriate that a manager call a nurse, off shift at home, to discuss patient information? Is this potentially a violation of patient confidentiality? Also, I felt that if I answered a question without the ability to protect myself and document the conversation (if need be) I could be held liable for something. Has this ever happened to someone before? Should managers be doing this? Thanks in advance