sherry79007

I apologize for using HIPPA instead of HIPAA. I'm not a nurse. My concern is for the family who's being forced to watch while their mother is being drugged whenever she begs to go home. She's being slowly murdered, IMO. I've seen it with my own eyes. She's being mentally abused and she's miserable and told me she'd rather die than go on living in that awful place. This poor old lady needs to go home with her kids who obviously adore her. Again, I apologize for the 'HIPPA' thing.

Me. ;-) I can't wait to brag about it later today. :-)

Awesome. Thank you!

Jay has temporary guardianship of his grandma and put her in a nursing home and tells the nursing home that grandma's kids can't get any info about their mom. BUT, there's now a COURT ORDER saying the kids are allowed access to all medical information regarding their mom. Our Director of Nursing told the family yesterday that it doesn't matter if there IS a court order. They (the nursing home) have to do what the guardian says because it's a violation of HIPPA law. I don't think this is right, and several others agree with me. So, if there's a court order, doesn't the nursing home have to comply with it, or are they required by HIPPA law to ignore the court order and do what the guardian says?

Hello everyone. Thank you so much for trying to help me. I really appreciate all the responses! I've copied ALL of your responses and am going to use them in my paper. My instructor has a wonderful personality and he'll love it. We find out Tuesday what the answer is and I'll post it when I get home. I'm not a nurse. I'll have my bachelors in behavioral science next month then start on my masters. I need to get back to my homework!

Intern Neurosis We were told to find out what it is, but no one in my class has been able to find ANY information on it. I've looked for hours and haven't found the term mentioned even once. All we were told is that it has something to do with psychiatric/mental health nurses. I'm exhausted, have a headache and am nearly in tears. Any help would be greatly appreciated.