ATI Skills Module 3.0 – HIPAA
Questions and Correct Answers
A |nurse |in |the |emergency |department |is |caring |for |a |client |following |a |motor |vehicle
| crash. |The |client |is |unresponsive |and |the |client's |spouse |is |not |present |at |the |facility.
| Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |to |assist |with |obtaining |consent
| for |the |client's |surgery?
Ask |the |facility's |Privacy |Officer |to |witness |the |informed |consent |to |document.
Inform |the |client's |friends |that |are |present |about |the |surgery |and |obtain |group |consent.
Ask |the |nursing |supervisor |to |provide |implied |emergency |consent.
Inform |the |provider |of |the |spouse's |contact |information |so |consent |can |be |obtained
| over |the |phone.
✓✓~ | Inform |the |provider |of |the |spouse's |contact |information |so |consent |can |be |obtained |over |the
| phone.
, A |nurse |is |teaching |a |newly |licensed |nurse |about |using |a |computer |to |document |in |a
| client's |health |record. |Which |of |the |following |statements |by |the |newly |licensed |nurse
| indicates |an |understanding |of |the |teaching?
"I |should |share |my |computer |password |with |the |nurse |orienting |care."
"I |should |remain |aware |of |my |surroundings |when |documenting |in |the |computer."
"I |can |step |away |from |the |computer |for |a |short |time |if |I |am |logged |on |and |no |one |is
| around."
"I |can |review |the |health |records |of |other |clients |on |the |unit |not |assigned |to |me."
✓✓~ | "I |should |remain |aware |of |my |surroundings |when |documenting |in |the |computer."
Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |after |witnessing |a |breach |of |a
| client's |confidentiality |in |a |provider's |office?
Complete |a |health |information |privacy |complaint |form.
Anonymously |notify |the |proper |governmental |agency.
Questions and Correct Answers
A |nurse |in |the |emergency |department |is |caring |for |a |client |following |a |motor |vehicle
| crash. |The |client |is |unresponsive |and |the |client's |spouse |is |not |present |at |the |facility.
| Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |to |assist |with |obtaining |consent
| for |the |client's |surgery?
Ask |the |facility's |Privacy |Officer |to |witness |the |informed |consent |to |document.
Inform |the |client's |friends |that |are |present |about |the |surgery |and |obtain |group |consent.
Ask |the |nursing |supervisor |to |provide |implied |emergency |consent.
Inform |the |provider |of |the |spouse's |contact |information |so |consent |can |be |obtained
| over |the |phone.
✓✓~ | Inform |the |provider |of |the |spouse's |contact |information |so |consent |can |be |obtained |over |the
| phone.
, A |nurse |is |teaching |a |newly |licensed |nurse |about |using |a |computer |to |document |in |a
| client's |health |record. |Which |of |the |following |statements |by |the |newly |licensed |nurse
| indicates |an |understanding |of |the |teaching?
"I |should |share |my |computer |password |with |the |nurse |orienting |care."
"I |should |remain |aware |of |my |surroundings |when |documenting |in |the |computer."
"I |can |step |away |from |the |computer |for |a |short |time |if |I |am |logged |on |and |no |one |is
| around."
"I |can |review |the |health |records |of |other |clients |on |the |unit |not |assigned |to |me."
✓✓~ | "I |should |remain |aware |of |my |surroundings |when |documenting |in |the |computer."
Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take |after |witnessing |a |breach |of |a
| client's |confidentiality |in |a |provider's |office?
Complete |a |health |information |privacy |complaint |form.
Anonymously |notify |the |proper |governmental |agency.
