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1. student nurse..did I violate HIPAA...sick with worry over it

   studentnurse0987 replied to studentnurse0987's topic in HIPAA

   Thank you. My school has thoroughly scared the crap out of me already. I would never want to violate patient privacy, I just wanted to illustrate how we were scared sometimes. I do need to review the information.

2. student nurse..did I violate HIPAA...sick with worry over it

   studentnurse0987 replied to studentnurse0987's topic in HIPAA

   I mentioned the facility because I had said where my clinical was. It is known to have violent patients.

3. student nurse..did I violate HIPAA...sick with worry over it

   studentnurse0987 posted a topic in HIPAA

   Feel sick with worry that a slip of the tongue was a violation.... I was talking to some RN's about my psych rotation....getting nursing school advice.. just said it was scary sometimes because some patients were violent. Said that a lady at X hosp...

4. Help with Skin Assessment

   studentnurse0987 posted a topic in Student Assist

   How do I assess patients' entire bodies without it being awkward? Many of mine so far have refused help with bathing because their wives were there and would help them. This is my med surg clinical. I am not used to telling people I need to see their...

5. Am I Behind the Curve in Clinical?

   studentnurse0987 replied to studentnurse0987's topic in General Students

   Thank you Katie for sharing your experience.

6. Am I Behind the Curve in Clinical?

   studentnurse0987 replied to studentnurse0987's topic in General Students

   Oh and I meant that I am in a 12 month long accelerated program. Has anyone else felt so unsettled about clinical? I feel like there is so much to learn and we've just been thrown in and expected to learn everything simply through osmosis. Like chart...

7. Am I Behind the Curve in Clinical?

   studentnurse0987 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm getting my RN in 12 months. I know I am smart, capable and a hard worker. But wow...I never knew things would start getting this hard. Some days are 17 hours without a break practically. We just started our first med-surg clinical. Today was my s...