Landon2011

Listen, I stated that what we did was wrong, and no not everything goes through and looks at patients info at our facility. This has happened everywhere. I do not need criticism or judgement passed, as I have to retake the course already and it is a lesson that is learned for sure. All i wanted to know was if people have heard of similar instances. We are also required to redo HIPPA training for anyone who was wondering. Thanks everyone.

Thank you for all your replies. ASHLEYNJ, as i said in my first post, i was not aware of it, that is why i did it. I also thought why would they let us continue on if we could not get licensed. It is not just us, but many many many students and faculty are going though this same issue right now. I am not trying to make excuses for what we did, but HIPPA is not in depth enough with training. They go through the test with you, and its basically another test and another paper to sign saying that you did it when you get on at the facility etc. NOW, I looked today and saw that it does say we cannot look, had i known that then, thinking everything is confidential and all, i would not have done it. The associate dean said that we may have an extra hurdle to go through, but she thinks we will be fine. =)

I dont understand what you're saying? and WV

Not to long ago, A few nursing students and I accessed a medical record of someone who came into our facility. We did not know you could not search someones name, as we thought it would remain confidential. The outcomes of our actions were that we had to repeat the course. No lawsuits or anything came of it, just repeating the course. It was reported to the state board of nursing due to policy. Will we have trouble getting a job, or obtaining our license? Since we are students, we wonder if it will be different since we were not employees. HELP WE ARE WORRIED! if anyone knows of a similar incidence please tell