Leadership: HIPAA Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
A client on a medical-surgical unit experiences a code blue situation unexpectedly.
The emergency situation has ended and the client survived. The nurses are
breaking for lunch and plan to process their feelings about the emergency. Which
action by the nurses will facilitate this?
A) Discussing the event outside the hospital
B) Asking management for the use of a private room to debrief
C) Talking while riding in the staff elevator
D) Debriefing about the situation at home - ....ANSWER ...-Answer: B
Explanation: A) To comply with HIPAA, nurses cannot discuss events involving
clients in any setting where the conversation can be heard by others, so a private
room would be the best place to debrief. The nurses must also guard against other
health professionals not directly involved with the client overhearing their
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, discussion; consequently, a staff elevator is not acceptable. Discussing the event
outside the hospital is inappropriate because anyone could overhear the
conversation. This would also preclude nurses from discussing client care in the
home.
The nurse is caring for a client on a medical-surgical unit that has just implemented
the electronic medical record for client documentation. The client asks the nurse
about the facility's computerized system for keeping client information, especially
in regard to confidentiality. Which is the best response by the nurse?
A) "I can see why you're worried, with all the computer hackers out there these
days."
B) "Our system was designed with a lot of input from nursing staff."
C) "Electronic medical records are kept in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy
Rule."
D) "Don't worry; your information is always safe." - ....ANSWER ...-Answer:
C
Explanation: A) The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health
information" held or transmitted in any form or media, whether electronic, paper,
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Questions and Answers
A client on a medical-surgical unit experiences a code blue situation unexpectedly.
The emergency situation has ended and the client survived. The nurses are
breaking for lunch and plan to process their feelings about the emergency. Which
action by the nurses will facilitate this?
A) Discussing the event outside the hospital
B) Asking management for the use of a private room to debrief
C) Talking while riding in the staff elevator
D) Debriefing about the situation at home - ....ANSWER ...-Answer: B
Explanation: A) To comply with HIPAA, nurses cannot discuss events involving
clients in any setting where the conversation can be heard by others, so a private
room would be the best place to debrief. The nurses must also guard against other
health professionals not directly involved with the client overhearing their
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, discussion; consequently, a staff elevator is not acceptable. Discussing the event
outside the hospital is inappropriate because anyone could overhear the
conversation. This would also preclude nurses from discussing client care in the
home.
The nurse is caring for a client on a medical-surgical unit that has just implemented
the electronic medical record for client documentation. The client asks the nurse
about the facility's computerized system for keeping client information, especially
in regard to confidentiality. Which is the best response by the nurse?
A) "I can see why you're worried, with all the computer hackers out there these
days."
B) "Our system was designed with a lot of input from nursing staff."
C) "Electronic medical records are kept in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy
Rule."
D) "Don't worry; your information is always safe." - ....ANSWER ...-Answer:
C
Explanation: A) The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health
information" held or transmitted in any form or media, whether electronic, paper,
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