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◉ Outcomes Evaluation. Answer: Focuses on the
observable/measurable changes in the patient's health status
resulting from the care given.
◉ HIPAA. Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act; A federal law (passed in 1996) which established regulations of
individually identifiable health information in verbal, electronic, or
written form.
◉ Privacy. Answer: Relates to the client's rights over the
use/disclosure of his/her/their own personal health information.
◉ Identifiers for the info. Answer: Include a client's name, address,
phone number, driver's license number, date of birth, etc.
◉ Ways to protect patient's privacy. Answer: Logging Off: log off the
computer before you leave the area; Do Not Discuss: Do not discuss
patient info with those who are not involved OR in public areas; Do
Not Search: Do not search patient's belongings without their
permission (Unless they're a danger to themselves/others).
,◉ Nursing Attributes. Answer: Qualities that make a nurse good and
professional.
◉ Honesty. Answer: The quality of being truthful and sincere.
◉ Integrity. Answer: The quality of being honest and having strong
moral principles.
◉ Assertive communication. Answer: A communication style that is
direct and respectful.
◉ Caring. Answer: Showing kindness and concern for others.
◉ Beneficent. Answer: Acting in the best interest of the patient.
◉ Advocacy. Answer: Supporting and promoting the interests of the
patient.
◉ Prioritization skills. Answer: The ability to determine the order of
importance of tasks.
◉ Fair. Answer: Treating people equally without favoritism or
discrimination.
, ◉ Responsible. Answer: Being accountable for one's actions and
decisions.
◉ Trustworthy. Answer: Being reliable and deserving of trust.
◉ Takes accountability for their own actions. Answer: Accepting
responsibility for the outcomes of one's actions.
◉ Therapeutic communication. Answer: Ways to make the patient
feel more at ease during a sexual health exam.
◉ Non-judgemental attitude. Answer: An unbiased approach that
does not judge the patient.
◉ Privacy. Answer: The state of being free from public attention.
◉ Modifiable Risk Factors. Answer: Risk factors that can be reduced
by changes such as diet, lifestyle, and stress.
◉ Nonmodifiable Risk Factors. Answer: Risk factors that cannot be
reduced by changes, such as family history and genetics.