Which of the Following Is an Example of a Nurse

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a nurse violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996?

• A) The nurse asks the unit clerk to look up lab values for her relative recently admitted to the hospital.
• B) A group of fellow employees are discussing a patient's clinical status in a public place. The nurse manager requests that they step into private room to complete the discussion.
• C) After entering the progress notes on a patient's electronic medical record, the nurse logs off the computer to allow her coworker to use the terminal.
• D) As a family approaches the nursing desk, the nurse removes the patient census sheet from view on the counter.

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