video cameras in labs

[Ruth1417]

Our school is planning to put video cameras in the labs where the students learn VS, catheters, injections, etc. to see how the students are progressing. Are there other schools out there that use this method? Any privacy issues here? Is this a common practice in other schools?

[joanlynn]

I wish I had an answer for you but I was about to start a thread with the same concern. I wonder about the privacy issue since the students many times have to expose themselves in these labs. It is not a big issue if they are behind curtains with an instructor and one other student. But for example their behind are exposed practicing landmarks for injections and it is recorded and viewed by who knows, then I am very concerned. I hope we get responses. Thanks!

[TooterIA]

We have had cameras in the community college I attend for several years. There is no concern for privacy, each student has their own tape they are responsible for, they record their procedures on the tape and keep it in the end. I dont remember there being privacy issues, we never had to take off clothes to find landmarks or anything, not sure what you are worried about being exposed?

[kubivern]

We have several labs that have video coverage - all images are stored digitally in a password protected computer system that only instructors can access. However, we only use advanced simulation manikins, so there is no privacy issues.

We use the videos only during debriefings immediately after the skill sets, so for the most part, the videos are not retained (i.e. we use the same file name, so the videos just write over each other).

I will admit that very, very, very rarely I have had a student show maybe a bit of a hip to show proper ventral gluteal shot placement, always of their own initiative, but never to the point where there was any undergarment shown or even more than a couple of square inches of flesh - even when demonstrating lung, heart, or bowel sounds we have always just let the patient themselves locate the stethoscope head and we just listen - that is also rare, and only happens when a student has something unique like a murmur or parietal friction rubs.

Our students always wear scrubs to labs, so they are pretty easy to move around and still keep everything covered.

To make a long story longer - we have never had any student complaints about privacy with our video system, but we make sure there is nothing shown that warrants a complaint.

[adangerousbeauty]

somebody could make fun of the videos and post them over u-tube... carrying the name of the school with it.