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Please read the following news articles: Article 1 : Former Island Health nurse suspended over privacy breach B.C.’s college of registered nurses has handed a 30-day suspension to a nurse who accessed the private medical records of 74 Vancouver Island Health Authority patients without permission. The health authority fired Jennifer Goodman after the breach came to light. Although the incidents occurred during 2013 and 2014, the nurse’s college only settled on its discipline last month. Test results, age, birthdates According to a statement posted on the college’s website, Goodman had no legitimate relationship with the dozens of people whose records she breached. “Ms. Goodman explained that in many but not all cases, she accessed the information to obtain test results for herself and family, to obtain the age and birthdates of co-workers, and to determine where in the hospital individuals she wished to visit were,” the statement reads. “She cooperated with the investigation and expressed remorse.” String of privacy breaches The incident is the latest in a string of privacy breaches which have come to light at Island Health. In the summer of 2016, the health authority was forced to make two public apologies. The first came after a routine audit uncovered the breach of 198 records of patients from across Vancouver Island. Two Victoria-based healthcare workers were investigated in relation to that incident.Just three weeks later, the health authority revealed that another employee had accessed the records of 34 patients without permission. Two years before those incidents, two other VIHA employees were caught looking at 112 electronic health records. 30-day suspension The health authority declined to comment about Goodman directly, but said all new employees have to sign a confidentiality agreement. They also have to undergo an annual refreshment course. “Our employees are fully aware of what constitutes legitimate access to patient information; that is, only information that is necessary and required for that person to provide service and care to patients to fulfil his or her authorized role,” the health authority said. “When a privacy breach occurs, we conduct a thorough investigation, which includes taking steps to remediate risk and prevent the situation from reoccurring, up to and including termination of an employee.” The discipline was reached by consent. In addition to the 30-day suspension, Goodman has also agreed to consultation on regulatory practice. Article 2: Nurse who ‘vented’ online found guilty of professional misconduct A Saskatchewan nurse who used Twitter and Facebook to express concern about the quality of care given to a family member in a nursing home has been found guilty of professional misconduct, according to a recent decision by the body that oversees nursing in the province. The case concerns posts by Carolyn Strom, a registered nurse who commented on Facebook in February of 2015. Her post both criticized and praised staff at St. Joseph’s Health Facility in Macklin, Sask., about 250 kilometres west of Saskatoon. “My grandfather spent a week in palliative care before he died and after hearing about his and my family’s experience there, it is evident that not everyone is ‘up to speed’ on how to approach end of life care or how to help maintain an ageing senior’s dignity,” Strom said online. “I challenge the people involved in decision making with that facility to please get all your staff a refresher on this topic and more. Don’t get me wrong, ‘some’ people have provided excellent care so I thank you so very much for your efforts, but to those who made Grandpa’s last years less than desirable, please do better next time,” she said. Her posting was also shared on Twitter. While Strom was not a nurse at the facility, staff saw her postings and — according to testimony heard by a discipline committee — felt it was “humiliating” and “embarrassing”. A formal complaint was made, alleging that Strom failed to meet her professional obligations. A committee of the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association considered the issue and found that Strom had gone too far. “Ms. Strom engaged in a generalized public venting about the facility and its staff and went straight to social media to do that,” the decision noted. The discipline committee also considered if Strom’s comments were permissible as free speech, but noted that people who reference their credentials with their opinions must follow the codes of their profession. Strom had identified herself as an RN and, even though her motivation was understandable, the SRNA said she should have acted differently. She had not, it was noted, taken any of her concerns to officials or staff at the facility. No malice found “The Discipline Committee accepts that Ms. Strom’s Facebook post and the subsequent online communication she engaged in was motivated by perhaps grief and anger,” the decision added. “It is accepted that Ms. Strom was not driven by malice. Carolyn Strom is a professional bound to act with integrity and in accordance with the Code of Ethics. The Discipline Committee does not seek to ‘muzzle’ registered nurses from using social media. However, registered nurses must conduct themselves professionally and with care when communicating on social media.” The committee said it would reconvene to consider an appropriate penalty. No date was provided for when that would happen. Please answer the following questions related to the duty for Privacy & Confidentiality from nurses: What surprised you? Please name two take-away points for your future nursing practice SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING NURSING N3160

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