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The nurse instructing a bioterrorism class teaches that anthrax can be transmitted:
 
  a. from person to person.
  b. through microscopic skin punctures.
  c. through inhalation of the spores.
  d. by exposure to animals that have anthrax.

Question 2

Which is a nursing care error that violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
 
  a. Administering a stronger dose of drug than was ordered
  b. Refusing to give a patient's daughter information over the phone
  c. Informing the patient's medical power of attorney of a medication change
  d. Leaving a copy of the patient's history and physical in the photocopier



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Answer to Question 1

C
Anthrax is contracted by inhaling the spores.

Answer to Question 2

D
Leaving the document in the photocopier could expose it to the public. Inappropriate drug administration is possible malpractice. Sharing information with the power of attorney is legal.



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