Author Question: Which example shows that the nursing student demonstrates compliance with the Health Insurance ... (Read 122 times)

xroflmao · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

Which example shows that the nursing student demonstrates compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?

a. The student uses the patient's full name only on clinical assignments submitted to the instructor.
b. The student uses the facility printer to copy laboratory reports on an assigned patient.
c. The student shreds any documents that contain identifying patient information before leaving the clinical facility.
d. The student asks the patient for permission to copy laboratory and diagnostic reports for educational purposes.

Question 2

The nurse assesses several patients in the outpatient clinic. Which patient has the greatest risk for developing cancer?

a. 23-year-old car repairman who repaints cars
b. 30-year-old overweight certified public accountant in New York who has smoked for 4 years and rarely exercises
c. 45-year-old farmer from Texas who has worked on his family's cotton farm since the age of 12
d. 60-year-old ski instructor in Colorado

catron30 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
HIPAA forbids any information used for educational purposes to have any identifying informa-tion; therefore, shredding documents would be appropriate. Full names on documents, printing copies of chart forms, and asking the patient for permission to copy forms would be violations of HIPAA regulations.

Answer to Question 2

C
The cotton farmer in Texas has the most exposure to carcinogens. Chemicals, pesticides, and sun are the carcinogens that this farmer has been exposed to for at least 33 years.