A Client Requests a Copy of the Medical Record for a Family

question 22

Multiple Choice

A client requests a copy of the medical record for a family member.Which response should the nurse make?

• A)"I'll get a copy made right away.How many copies do you need?"
• B)"Only your lawyer can request a copy, so you need to contact them."
• C)"The chart belongs to the hospital, but if you give written permission, a copy can be made for you."
• D)"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, prevents the hospital from copying your chart, but you could speak to your physician about it."

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Definitions:

Plasmolysis

A process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution, causing the cell membrane to detach from the cell wall, typically observed in plants.

Pinocytosis

Cell drinking; a type of endocytosis by which cells engulf and absorb droplets of liquids. Compare with phagocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis.

Net Water Movement

The overall transfer of water from one location to another, often across a membrane, driven by osmosis, filtration, or other forces.

Hypotonic

A term referring to a solution having an osmotic pressure (or solute concentration) less than that of the solution with which it is compared. Compare with hypertonic and isotonic.