A Policy Statement Published in the Online Journal of Nursing

question 7

Multiple Choice

A policy statement published in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (Storck, 2017) provides guidelines for health professional\patient texting. Which practice is recommended?

• A) Require the patient change their password after each communication.
• B) Call the patient prior to texting to make sure the phone number is correct.
• C) Store patient phone contacts only as the patient's first name and last initial.
• D) Transfer all texted patient information in the patient's permanent health record.

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