A nursing assistant can definitely hear a doctor and a patient taking medical history but unauthorized access to the records and disclosure of the data only comes under breach of confidentiality.
Based on the type of breach whether intentions disclosure or negligence, he/she are liable of paying administrative penalties or civil law damages according to HIPAA rules.
what would you do if you overheard a physician speaking to another patient in the clinic...
76. Ashlynn hears an employee speaking on the intercom to a patient. How should she handle this situation? To whom, if anyone, should Ashlynn report this activity and why? What problems might be caused if this type of conversation is overheard? 7 Ashlynn answers the phone; the caller is a male pharmaceutical representative who has been visiting the clinic for several months. She cheerfully greets him and asks if he is calling to make an appointment He states that he...
What prevented you from speaking up for the patient and requesting more pain medications? What kept you from speaking up and what would you do differently if faced with a similar situation?
76. Ashlynn hears an employee speaking on the intercom to a patient. How should she handle this situation? To whom, if anyone should Ashlynn report this activity and why? What problems might be caused if this type of conversation is overheard? 77 Ashlynn answers the phone; the caller is a male pharmaceutical representative who has been visiting the clinic for several months. She cheerfully greets him and asks if he is calling to make an appointment. He states that he...
What would you do if a patient presented to your outpatient clinic with symptoms of a stroke? How would you treat an ischemic vs. a hemorrhagic stroke? What would you do with or recommend for a person who is having frequent TIAs?
Discuss patient confidentiality related to a computerized medical clinic. What violations could occur within a computer medical clinic setting, and what would you do to correct the violations?
J. What would you do? This new section will provide you with a clinic scenario. You Provide you with a clinic scenario. You are to evaluate the situation, as described, and identify what you would do: 1) First and why 2) Then the second thing you would do and why Then identify the last thing you would do and why this was the last activity you chose to complete Scene: Dr. Smith has just left room #1. where he has...
this actually a biomedical ethics question. Should the physician maintain doctor-patient confi- dentiality? Should he tell the police that his impaired patient probably broke the law and may have hurt others? What moral principles are relevant to decid- ing what to do? How much weight would you give to them? Should regard for public safety and the law ever outweigh doctor-patient confidentiality? Explain. **.LED - Li. Nabata. La Thu n
Scenario Daisha Estrada is in the clinic today. While you are escorting your patient, an 85-year-old woman, out to the waiting room you and the patient overhear the lab tech and another nurse talking about Daisha’s lab results. They are discussing her vaginal smear coming back positive for gonorrhea. As you are escorting the elderly woman out to the waiting room she asks if gonorrhea is contagious. “Those two ladies in the hall were talking about having to report that...
1. What do you think of nurse taking a of decision to care for a patient that they overidentify with? What would you have done in this situation? Who could you turn to for support and guidance in this situation? How do you feel about telling the truth to patients? How important is it for patients to know the truth? Why do you think the physician would not tell Stan and Helen the truth about Stan's condition? 2. Think about...
What instance do you believe that punishment or reinforcement would not be effective, if any? If you believe that punishment or reinforcement will always be effective in shaping behavior, state why.