Author Question: Which action upholds a patient's right to privacy and is not in conflict with the Health Insurance ... (Read 113 times)

danielfitts88 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Which action upholds a patient's right to privacy and is not in conflict with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?

a. Informing the oncoming shift that a new patient is depressed about her divorce
b. Giving a treatment progress to the daughter-in-law of a patient
c. Telling a nurse from another floor that a patient is taking medication for AIDS
d. Telling the patient in an adjoining room that another patient is going to surgery for a face lift

Question 2

The school nurse is talking with a group of adolescent females about the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

The school nurse will caution the female students not to take the vaccine if there is any chance they may be pregnant or become pregnant in the next 3 months. The reason the nurse tells the students not to take the vaccine during the first 3 months of pregnancy is: a. This vaccine can cause developmental abnormalities in the fetus during the first trimester.
b. The baby could be prematurely vaccinated against MMR.
c. The vaccine could cause the fetus to develop measles or mumps while in utero and this is hard to treat.
d. The vaccine during this time will cause the mother to have adverse side effects and be severely ill.

nmyers · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Medical information can be shared with oncoming shifts or persons who will be caring for the patient, but it cannot be shared with others without the patient's consent.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy. The vaccine is a teratogen (any substance or process that interferes with normal prenatal development) and can cause developmental abnormalities in the fetus when given during the first trimester.
B Incorrect. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy, but not because the baby could be prematurely vaccinated against MMR.
C Incorrect. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy, but not because the vaccine could cause the fetus to develop measles or mumps while in utero and this is hard to treat.
D Incorrect. When administering MMR vaccine to adolescent females, it is important to assess for the possibility of pregnancy, but not because the vaccine during this time will cause the mother to have adverse side effects and be severely ill.