1.  Which action(s) violate HIPAA? 

Question Answered step-by-step 1.  Which action(s) violate HIPAA?      Select all answers that apply.      clinic A.  Looking up the test results of a family member when you are at work as a nurse at the B.  Relaying a complaint about the quality of nursing care by the patient’s wife to the         charge nurseC.  Relaying information about the patient’s concerns to the nurse who will care for him                   on the next shiftD.  Discussing the outcome of a patient’s test with another nurse who works on the same      unit while in a crowded elevatorE.  Updating your social media site about a difficult clinical day, including the hospital      where you are employed and a patient’s diagnosis, but NOT the patient’s name 2.  A nurse is employed at a clinic as an LPN in the Internal Medicine department. The nurse’s     father sees a Family Practice physician at this clinic for treatment. Her father had lab work      drawn at the clinic yesterday and asks the nurse (his child) to look up his results today when      the nurse goes to work at the clinic. Is this a violation of HIPAA if the nurse (his child) looks      up their father’s laboratory results?   3.   An LPN works on a busy medical unit at a hospital. The LPN took care of a patient       several days ago but they’re not assigned to take care of them today. The LPN asks the        patient’s assigned nurse how the patient is doing and why she’s still in the hospital.        If the assigned nurse tells the LPN this information, is this a violation of HIPAA?       Who has violated HIPAA if the assigned nurse tells the LPN this information?  4.  A nurse is taking a lunch break and overhears two nurses from another unit talking about a     patient who is recovering from surgery on the transitional care unit where they work. The     patient is having a lot of complications postoperatively. They do not mention the patient by      name. Is this a violation of HIPAA?   5.   Do patients have the right to see their medical record under current MN state law?       Upon request by a patient, the facility must let the patient see their medical record within       _______ days per federal law.          Who determines the conditions under which the medical record can be viewed? 6.     A nurse’s mother is hospitalized. The nurse is employed on the hospital unit where she is a         patient and when the nurse (her child) is visiting her when they are off-duty, the nurse (her         child) looks at her electronic medical record which was left open. The nurse providing care         to the nurse’s mother enters the room and sees the nurse (the patient’s child) looking at her         electronic medical record and asks if the nurse (the patient’s child) has any questions.         Is this a violation of HIPAA? Why or why not?          If it is a violation of HIPAA, who has violated HIPAA?  7.  An LPN works at a clinic. The doctor tells the LPN to copy a patient’s medical record and fax      it to another clinic where the patient has been referred to be seen for additional treatment that       is needed to treat the patient’s health condition.      Is this a violation of HIPAA? Why or why not?   8.    If sign-in sheets are used at a clinic, are they considered to be violations of HIPAA? Why or        why not?   9.  As a nurse, are you able to go home and share stories about your patients with family members      and friends? Why or why not?   10. List three examples of HIPAA violations on social media sites. If you take a picture or share a patient is name, identity, or medical information.  Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)