ATI HIPPA TESTING Question and Answers by DR. A

A nurse passing by a computer at the nurses' station notes that patient info. is correctly being displayed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a) Close out the pt.'s electronic chart. b) Locate the nurse responsible for the info. & have that person log off. c) Allow the computer to log off automatically after a period of time. d) Ask the unit clerk to restrict access to the computer until the nurse returns. B) Locate the nurse responsible for the info. & have that person log off. It is the responsibility of the person documenting to protect information that others could access. A parent calls a pediatrician's office to make an appt. for her school-age child. The nurse should instruct the parent to call the previous pediatrician's office & request that? a) The records be photocopied & sent to the new pediatrician's office. b) The original records be sent to the new pediatrician's office. c) A form authorizing release of copies of the records be sent to her to sign & return. d) A form authorizing release of the records be sent to the new pediatrician to sign & return. C) A form authorizing release of copies of the records be sent to her to sign & return. A written authorization by the responsible party, in this case the parent, must be provided to the previous pediatricians office prior to making copies of the health care records available to the new pediatrician. Which of the following methods of info. exchange is in compliance with HIPAA? a) Walking rounds that involve 2 nurses discussing an assigned patient at his bedside in a private room. b) Taped shift report during which all staff hear report on all patients on the unit. c) Request by a primary care provider for patient info. from the nurse assigned to that pt. during an in-service. d) A phone request by an employer for verification that an employee is currently being treated in the hospital. A) Walking rounds that involve 2 nurses discussing an assigned patient at his bedside in a private room.