Nurse handover notes in a hospital are structured, detailed summaries designed to transfer critical information during shift changes or patient moves. They include very private information on each patient, including identification, medical history, current clinical condition, medication and treatment plans, any tests pending and safety risks.
The sheets also include Discharge Planning----Estimated discharge date, family issues, or social work involvement. That is very private information.
Why would a hospital accommodate Nurse Lucy's desire to keep all of that very private information for hundreds of babies and their families? A very small fraction of those handover sheets had any record of her shift notes.
It was illegal and dishonest for her to sneak those documents home and hoard them. imo She took a big risk doing so. It shows she was obsessed, imo.