Can confirm. RN who worked in Administration. Quit my job because of it back in April. Life would be a lot easier right now had I stayed but Principles matter.
There are nurses who work in Administrative roles who encourage/ensure charts are coded correctly by physicians. Coding for CV19 is essentially upcoding which is Medicare fraud if not confirmed by test or not determined to be true cause of death (An example would be a patient with end stage COPD or heart failure yet death ruled due to CV19).
Not evading the question. Physicians are responsible for the diagnostic codes. However, nurses in these roles (or coding Nazis per your comment) review charts and are encouraged/told to submit for chart review due to lack of CV19 coding. Education and specific CV19 codes are provided to MDs per hospital administration guidelines by these nurses. MD is ultimately responsible for coding however nurses are pushed to encourage CV19 coding. Hope that answers your question.