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agreed.

As a support staffer, I'm part of a team that takes turns working in shifts at our healthcare facility. Our team is alerted to special situations (like emergencies, codes, etc) in which our support may be needed, and we get these alerts remotely. My ...

Yes, of course, you're right. I felt awkward in being asked the question, and I felt more awkward in answering it (and thus, my concern). I'd agree that suggesting prayer is a highly personal thing, and can be presumptive or more. Thankfully, the oth...

I'm a support staffer at a healthcare facility. Recently, during a critical situation, there were a lot of staff in one particular area, some working with that critical patient situation, and some NOT part of the care team but there to do their jobs ...

I appreciate this, and like your approach of answering in general terms. Do you think this would be true for, say, the staffer who regularly cleans a particular unit? Seems that because of the time they spend in their work, they get to know patients ...

Thank you so much for this. I felt better after thinking on it awhile, and your insight helps.

I'm an employee in a healthcare facility. Recently a patient asked me a question about their care plan. I knew about the plan and what it might mean for this patient's life, but didn't feel that I was the one to tell them because it wasn't my role (a...

While reading the posted, public obituaries, I saw a last name on one obit that got my interest. The (last) name rang a bell both because of a former patient's connection to it (which their family shared with me) -- and because that family name also ...

I work as a support staff (not a nurse) in a medical facility. Recently, I was offering supportive listening to a family member of a patient who was quite upset about their loved one's situation. The conversation moved to an area where family members...

Exactly! Thank you :).

thanks, I was wondering if my being with the family member (as a supportive staff member) while they spoke, and my listening and reflecting with them on the situation about the patient (while those other visitors likely heard) makes me in violation o...

Recently some non-healthcare worker friends told me they feel as if there has been "a lot of irrational fear" about COVID. As someone who works in healthcare and has seen SO much death and sorrow from the virus, I responded, "Well, as someone who wor...

Thank you for responding! I appreciate your input!

Thank you so much. I have my own (usually irrational) fears about HIPAA :). Thanks for your kind reply and reassurance!

I appreciate that. I'm not a nurse, but I am someone with regular patient contact and so I sometimes look to you nurses for feedback regarding things like this. Thank you again.

From time to time, I meet patients who have no one, or very few loved ones or encouragement. When they get transferred to another facility I am tempted to visit them, just to bring some TLC and fellowship to them. I haven't done this very often, sinc...

Thanks everyone. To be clear, I'm not a nurse, but have constant patient contact in my role. I appreciate each of your comments as very good advice. Thanks again!

Saw a friend recently at a social function. This friend had had a procedure performed at a facility that is within the larger healthcare group at which I work. As they were describing their procedure, I asked who the doctor was who performed it, and ...

thanks for that clarification!

Thank you!

Dear nurses, I appreciate your input on my paranoid Hipaa questions. I have another: I'm a non-medical staff with regular patient contact in a healthcare facility. Recently, a patient who has some confusion wanted to contact someone in their "circle"...

Non-medical employee of a health care facility here, very thankful to get your opinion on my HIPAA issues. Here's my question: after talking to a patient in the hallway of the facility, the patient bade me goodbye and I did the same, adding their fir...

Thanks very much! This gives me peace of mind :).

I am not a medical staffer, but I work in a facility in contact with patients. I usually stay mum about all that happens at work, but once I mentioned to my loved ones (no one else could hear) that there had been a code blue during a hard weekend of ...

thanks so much!