What is your disciplinary process?

Hi Everyone,

I realize this post could go in many areas due to the complexity. I'll try to explain it clearly and briefly.

Question -- when a nurse, or in my case a student nurse is accused of doing something which causes extremely harsh consequences when does your discipline policy allow for review of where the data on who performed this skill is allowed --

the skill - a bath

the consequence - failure

issue - I was not the one that performed the skill, and if you look at my prior feedback extremely high marks on skill, competency, confidence etc ... in the same "report" of this issue the instructor also commented on my high ability to perform a complex IV/push/PBIV scenario of which I "performed with exceptional ability"

If this was your employee, nurse, or student at what step in the process would it be checked who indeed gave patient x a bath on that particular day?

Who is the appropriate person that would verify this data?

I realize all of the factors with HIPAA but as a student nurse who helps us out. I am finding that at my school it is no one.

I do not want copies of anything, nothing more than someone able to say Yes I gave patient X the bath or No -- everything as should be is charted on electronic documentation at this particular hospital --

I am told the only way is to subpeona the document. I do have a lawyer involved -- as my disability was also highlighted in this report (ADHD). And the lawyer is taking a discrimination stance, yet if we don't file a formal court case we can't subpeona this information. Filing the case is dependent on what that says -- so where does one go?

I appreciate any advice or help!