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Why cant nurses read patients charts that is not theirs.

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No it's a HIPAA violation. If you want follow up make arrangements with nursing education or your manager. Doing this on your own especially a patient that is not under your care that is "unusual"

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User Angad Tiwari
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Privacy reasons also knows as HIPPA
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