Which of the following nursing actions is most directly aimed at ...

[fox]

Which of the following nursing actions is most directly aimed at affording a client confidential treatment of his or her medical information while minimizing delay in accessing needed medical and nursing care?
 
  1. Notifying the client of the institution's privacy policy
  2. Denying nonessential personal access to the client's medical records
  3. Acquiring the client's verbal consent to share his or her medical record with es-sential personnel
  4. Requiring that the client sign the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) form

Question 2

When another health care professional is asked to assess a client for the purpose of suggesting treatment to the primary health care provider, this is called a:
 
  1. Referral
  2. Consultation
  3. Transfer report
  4. Multidisciplinary meeting

[Anna]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Under new regulations, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), in order to eliminate barriers that could delay access to care, required only that health care providers noti-fy clients of their privacy policy and make a reasonable effort to get written acknowledgment of this notification.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Referrals are the request for services by another care provider usually for the purpose of deter-mining appropriate client care. Consultations are a form of discussion whereby one professional caregiver actually gives formal advice about the care of a client to another caregiver. The remain-ing options are methods of exchanging general information regarding a client.

[fox]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[kthug]

Excellent