How Does the Issue of Confidentiality Relate to Record Keeping

question 6

Multiple Choice

How does the issue of confidentiality relate to record keeping?

• A) As long as records are kept in a human service professional's office, confidentiality of such records has been established.
• B) Human service professionals protect the integrity, safety, and security of client records.
• C) All employees within a given agency have the right to examine the case records of any client of that agency. This is not a violation of confidentiality.
• D) It is a legal and ethical requirement that all case records be computerized and kept on a password-protected computer server.

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Definitions:

Fine Touch

The sensory perception that allows for the discrimination of detailed touch or texture.

Extrapyramidal System

A neural network within the brain that is involved in the coordination and regulation of posture and muscle tone, independent of voluntary motor movements.

Rubrospinal

Referring to the rubrospinal tract, which is a pathway in the central nervous system that helps mediate voluntary motor control.

Vestibulospinal

Relating to the vestibulospinal tract, a pathway in the central nervous system that conveys information from the vestibular system to motor neurons controlling limb and trunk muscles for balance.