A Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Is Well

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a patient who is well known to the public. Shortly before lunch, a news reporter walks into the nursing unit and begins questioning the nurse. The nurse knows that if she gives out patient information without the patient's consent, she would be failing to comply with which law?

• A) Informed consent
• B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
• C) Hospital policy
• D) Common law

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A span of values resulting from sample statistical analysis, likely enveloping the value of an unidentified population characteristic.

Standard Error

The typical deviation found within the distribution of sample data, often associated with the average.

Regression Line

A straight line used in linear regression analysis that best fits a set of data points, showing the relationship between two variables.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers, obtained from sample observations, which is expected to include the value of an unobserved population attribute at a certain confidence level.