Nursey444

Hello all, I wanted to thank everyone for their advice. I did indeed report this incident a few days after the initial post back in '22. Let me just say that this was definitely NOT an easy decision or situation as I am not in the habit nor do I want to be known or accused of being a "snitch" or a "tattletale". I agonized over this decision because I knew what the ramifications would be for those involved, including myself. The patient involved was indeed identifiable in this video. I will not say anymore. The nurse was let go as well as two more nurses, whom I did not know were involved and ……… I was absolutely shocked, disappointed and crushed over this. It took me many months to come to grips with what I had done to two of my fellow nurses, and one was my friend. Luckily the two other nurses involved were able to get other jobs pretty quickly after the event. The main nurse that had had the picture on her phone has struggled to find jobs and keep them. That was the main reason that I reported her for this in the first place because there were many other incidents over the course of a couple of years that had happened with her to make her professional conduct questionable. The moral of the story is that you never ever take pictures or videos of patients with your personal phone. It doesn't matter why you're taking the video, she claimed that she took the video to show a doctor. It doesn't matter if YOU think they are unidentifiable. An individual can be always be recognized regardless of their age or situation.

I’m needing advice on this issue. The only reason I am asking is that I’m not sure if this is a HIPAA violation. A co worker of mine has videos and pictures of this patient on her personal cell phone. I know this because she showed me. The patient is not identified, however, she is showing it to people who have nothing to do with the case. I don’t know if this makes me culpable as well. I didn’t say anything to her and kinda quickly went on to another topic when she showed me because I was shocked and a bit taken back by this action. here is my question, do I report her?