Author Question: The acronym SLEPT is used for children with schizophrenia. The acronym stands for: 1. Sleep ... (Read 172 times)

future617RT · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The acronym SLEPT is used for children with schizophrenia. The acronym stands for:

1. Sleep patterns, language, emotions, perceptions, and suicidal thoughts.
2. Social behavior, lack of language, emotions, perceptions, and thinking.
3. Social behavior, language, emotions, perceptions, and thinking.
4. Suicidal ideations, lack of language, lack of emotional control, poor self-perception, and lack of tolerance.

Question 2

Which of the following, if any, are not violations of HIPAA?

1. Disclosing details about a child's condition in response to questions asked by a nurse who cared for him/her on prior admissions and during this admission prior to transfer to your patient care setting.
2. Disclosing details about a child's condition in response to questions asked by family or friends calling with the code word selected by the parents and shared at their discretion.
3. Disclosing details about a child's condition in response to questions by a fellow nurse in your care setting who will not be assigned to the care of the child, will not be covering the child's care while his nurses are busy, and is not the charge nurse.
4. All of the above

underwood14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. Sleep patterns and suicidal thoughts are not assessed with the SLEPT tool.
2. Lack of language is not assessed with the SLEPT tool.
3. All are characteristics of the SLEPT tool.
4. Suicidal ideations, lack of language and emotion, poor perception, and tolerance are not part of the SLEPT tool.

Answer to Question 2

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1. A patient's information is disclosed on a need-to-care basis. If the nurse is not taking care of the child on the shift, then no information can be shared.
2. Disclosures without patient/family consent to those without a need to know (because they are involved in care directly or as a formal consultant, conducting authorized QI project or research, or are authorized to collect information for insurance/billing purposes) is a violation of HIPAA.
3. A nurse may not disclose any information about the patients other than on a need-to-know basis for caring for the patient directly.
4. One answer is correct.