Re: do I have a right to see my chart?

RCookHook(AT)aol.com
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:17:15 EST

In a message dated 2/11/99 11:11:03 PM Central Standard Time,
zora(AT)worldnet.att.net writes:

> What are my rights? Have any of you experienced
> this kind of feeling?
>
> Thanks! I am feeling kind of lost and desperate right now...I do not
> know who to trust (except all of you wonderful friends out there!)
>
> Mykella

YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SEE YOU MED CHART AS WELL AS YOUR WHOLE CHART. IF YOU
ARE NOT GIVEN ACCESS, CALL THE ADMINISTRATOR AND DEMAND TO SEE IT. ALSO, IT
IS A VERY GOOD IDEA TO KNOW WHAT MEDS YOU ARE TAKING AND TO VERIFY THAT THE
MEDS YOU ARE BEING GIVEN ARE THE PRESCRIBED MEDS. THE HEAD OF NURSING SHOULD
ALLOW YOU THAT INFORMATION, IF YOU LOCAL NURSE DOES NOT.

Bob from Houston