What Are My Rights

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I NEED ADVICE ON ISSUE AT WORK. I WAS INVOLVED IN A CODE AND NOW MY RISK MANAGER IS WANTING A SIGNED STATEMENT FROM ME ABOUT THE

CODE IN WHICH THE PATIENT ALREADY EXPIRED, BUT WAS CODED ANYWAY. I AM THE LVN. THE HOSPITAL IS TELLING ME THAT IT WILL NOT BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM. IT WAS A QUESTIONABLE DEATH. I JUST WENT TO ASSIST NOW I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD NOT MAKE A STATMENT AT ALL AS I WAS NOT IN CHARGE. :confused: SHOULD I SIGN A STATMENT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT??

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I NEED ADVICE ON ISSUE AT WORK. I WAS INVOLVED IN A CODE AND NOW MY RISK MANAGER IS WANTING A SIGNED STATEMENT FROM ME ABOUT THE

CODE IN WHICH THE PATIENT ALREADY EXPIRED, BUT WAS CODED ANYWAY. I AM THE LVN. THE HOSPITAL IS TELLING ME THAT IT WILL NOT BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM. IT WAS A QUESTIONABLE DEATH. I JUST WENT TO ASSIST NOW I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD NOT MAKE A STATMENT AT ALL AS I WAS NOT IN CHARGE. :confused: SHOULD I SIGN A STATMENT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT??

Hello, ccalvin,:balloons:

I am not sure about what you are hesitant??

You are one of the participants. You do not have to be "in charge" in order to sign anything......

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Risk management reports never become public documents. They sare strictly for use in-house.

Are there some other issues that you are saying it was a questionable death?

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