Members are able to see whether or not we are viewing the Admin/Moderators Control Panel and/or any one of our private (not hidden) access request forums. Our private forums deal with fairly sensitive personal topics, and as "staff" we must be able to view these. Our members know this, but we would prefer it not be so terribly obvious.
The screen shot below shows what a regular member would see if I were to access the Admin Panel:
ETA: Just one more thing... I realize this request seems pretty minimal and borderline silly. Unfortunately, we have a greater need for this now. lol Typical drama that comes along with a board full of women.