Catcar1963

Catcar1963

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  1. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My estranged father is in a health care facility after a stroke, and has no contact with me or my siblings (his choice). My brother's friend is a nurse at a facility my dad was at previously....

  2. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, the opposite is true. The brother in question is the only one of us who never sought professional help dealing with our childhood. I spent the better part of the last 30 years in therapy...

  3. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Catcar1963 replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    The poll doesn't really address what is offensive to nursing. There isn't much that offends me after 31 years of nursing, but generally speaking, anything that minimizes the roll of nurses and their...

  4. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I am 100% sure we are not listed in his contacts at that facility, and, again, they were not authorized to give any of his medical information to

  5. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU! Just what I was trying to

  6. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    Let me clarify a few things...the nurse who gave my brother the report is a good friend of his, and is VERY aware of our family situation and my father's wishes concerning his privacy. My father...

  7. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I agree wholeheartedly. I only said that because someone suggested that I should back off and let my father handle

  8. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Catcar1963 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    Good for you for recognizing what won't work for your life, and doing something about it. Good luck in your new

  9. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Catcar1963 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said, and very

  10. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I was beginning to feel like this thread was becoming more about my weird family dynamics instead of doing the right thing as a

  11. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    So you think I should tattle on my brother to my dad and then just back

  12. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    My "complicated reasons" have to do with a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and the estrangement happened because my father was going to remarry, and her granddaughters became the...

  13. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I should clarify that I have reconciled with my father 4 months ago. Also, my father does have a health care proxy and it is not that brother. Further, he is more than competent to manage his own...

  14. reminder notes

    Catcar1963 replied to vikivail26's topic in School

    I think that was a tongue-in-cheek

  15. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I left a message for their HIPPA compliance officer this morning, we'll see if she calls back. I totally agree the nurse should be

  16. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Catcar1963 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Workload less demanding? My first job in 1985 was on a Neuro floor at night. On a good night we had 4 nurses for 44 patients, but most nights we only had 3. By the time I saw my 15th patient and got...

  17. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I don't need information from them. But they should know that one of their nurses are giving out private info. Getting my dad involved is not an option, for very complicated reasons I am not willing...

  18. Taking a trach/vent pt to school

    Catcar1963 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Exactly what I was going to say. See what supplies you can store at the school so you only have to lug the DME with

  19. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    My father has made an effort to reconcile with me, but not my 4 bothers. I'm sure if I called the facility they could figure out who accessed his records last, since he was discharged from there in...

  20. My father's health information

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I hope to be an advocate for my father, and protect his rights as a patient. I think if my dad knew, he'd have someone arrested. My brother has no right to my dad's personal information, and the...

  21. Technology and nursing

    Catcar1963 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just jumped on the Fitbit bandwagon, and thought this technology could make my job easier. I am a home care nurse for an active patient on a ventilator. He is also developmentally delayed, so...

  22. Technology and nursing

    Catcar1963 replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    The website for the investigating company is scanadu.com. I'm going to contact

  23. Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    Catcar1963 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Our local hospital tests new hires for tobacco (nicotine), and will recind a job offer if you test

  24. Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    Catcar1963 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have jumped on the "frugal" bandwagon as well. A few years ago I switched to home care nursing to drastically reduce stress. I'd spent 26 years in ICUs, recovery rooms, and cardiac step down units....

  25. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    Catcar1963 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! It IS possible for nurses to have a say in their own professionalism and get the respect we deserve. Someone needs to start a new hashtag movement, uniting for the betterment of the nursing...