Renerian's thread "Worksheets from your shift..." uppdated w/ a poll

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  1. Do you take worksheets from your shift (w/ pt info) home w/ you to keep a record?

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

Do you take home your worksheet with information on it from your shift in case someone has questions or you forget to chart something you have your facts with you? The hospital I used to work for told us to do this. I was fired from my new job for doing this after being on the floor for two days! They said I breached confidentiality.

I wanted to do this as a poll but I did not get the prompts to fill in so I do not know how to do it LOL.

I thought I would move this topic to general discussion but I do not know how to move a thread either LOL.

renerian:eek::(

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Specializes in OB, Telephone Triage, Chart Review/Code.

Wow, I can't believe you were fired for this! I would think at least a warning could have been given.

I use a clipboard at work. I keep the worksheet on it and keep the board at work. I was always worried in the past that I would have an auto accident and the worksheet could be exposed to others.

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

Yes I was so shocked. I was dumbfounded. renerian

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Long Term Care.

That is just crazy that you were fired over that! I always bring my worksheets home. I keep them for about a year in a file deep in my filing cabinet in case there would be some legal problem arise. (I think a fellow nurse suggested I keep them for that reason when I started my career 10 years ago.) I take a few months worth in to the hospital occasionally to be shredded. I can't imagine not taking them home even for the small reason of there being a question about the patient from subsequent shifts.

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

RN PA you might want to check with your employer. I think the hospital has twisted HIPPAs intent and become paranoid.

renerian

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I was taught to always shread my worksheets before leaving from work each day...THEY said it was due to HIPAA and if we did take them home, it would be a violation.......

Barb

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

Gosh it would have been nice for someone to tell us that.....I am sure I am not the only one doing it GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

renerian

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Long Term Care.
Originally posted by renerian

RN PA you might want to check with your employer. I think the hospital has twisted HIPPAs intent and become paranoid.

renerian

I will-- Thanks!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

They never said anything to us about it one way or the other. I do shred mine, but sometime bring them home in my pocket without thnking about it. So sorry about losing the job Renerian. Is this the same hospital that the head nurse thread was about? If so I'm wondering if they were just looking for anything to humiliate you for not taking that job.

Noney

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

Yes it is the same hospital and I did take the head nurse job after MUCH negotiation. I feel horrible about this whole thing and I hope to never run into any of those coworkers/Drs/students who witnesses this event. I am sure they are now shredding their worksheets.

renerian

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Their loss is someone else's gain. Was there some kind of public scene involved? ((((((HUGS))))))))))))) From reading all you posts and the mental picture I have of you I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want to employ you.

Noney

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I save my sheets in my locker at work for about a week, then I put them in the bin to be shredded.

So sorry that happened to you.

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