tracking nursing movements

[candycane267]

is it legal for management to track nursing movement in and out of patients room. I have heard through the grapevine that this is going to start at the hospital i am working at (a non union hospital).

i would like also to see people's feedback on this issue if it would effect quality of care and also the legality. union vs non union.

thanks

[pinksugar]

Great post, Kashia.

I don't appreciate the implication that those that don't want to be spied on by their employers don't do their jobs, or take breaks that are too long. The more power we give people the more they will take. I choose not to give my employer the power to watch my every move. My body is my own and I will take it where I want to take it without constant surveillance.

Frankly, I don't need any job that badly. If my employer enacted such a policy I would be leaving abruptly.

[sissiesmama, ASN, RN]

Not sure if this is the same thing, but hospitals where I have worked assign little "clip on things" that show up on the station computer and shows where you are, whether you are walking the hall, in the nutrition making coffee, doing pt. care, or IN THE BATHROOM!

Anne, RNC

[Medic2RN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

Why not just strap a camera with audio feed on our heads?

Those that monitor can ensure that we are providing patient care, using the appropriate script, performing our hourly rounds and are not stationary for any length of time.

This way they can make sure we are utilizing every possible minute on the clock. It'll justify their jobs and possibly create a new position: the 'Nurse Auditor'.

[uscstu4lfe]

ugh, i know! it's such crap. management comes in and gives us some BS story about how it helps us keep track of each other so that we can be located for phone calls, when a doctor is looking for us, etc (which can certainly be done), but please, they are doing it to keep tabs on us at all times! it really sucks because there is absolutely no freedom, even when you're working at 2am in the morning...

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

I worked with trackers, and didn't mind them at all. I'm someone who doesn't mind surveillance so long as they tell me they are going to be checking. A hidden camera I would mind very much, because that is deceptive. The tracker proved I was working hard and I would definitely take a job with them again.

I'd actually be OK with a camera in every room recording my care, if it meant I didn't have to do as much paperwork writing about what I've done.