EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING
AND HEALTHCARE 4TH EDITION MELNYK
SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS AND PREMIUM STUDY
MATERIAL
◉ Types of laws
Answer: constitutional law
statutory laws (statutes)
case or judicial
criminal laws
civil laws
◉ HIPPA
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
◉ HITECH
Answer: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act
◉ EHR
Answer: electronic health record
, ◉ Privacy Rule
Answer: a part of HIPAA that outlines standards for maintaining
patient confidentiality and safeguarding financial and
administrative data during electronic transfer
◉ (T or F) You can tell a person making a telephone inquiry that a
person is a patient in the hospital
Answer: True - if you have permission
False - not if you don't have permission
◉ (T or F) You may tell a visitor or family member information
about a patient's condition
Answer: TRUE - if you have permission
FALSE - not if you don't have permission
◉ (T or F) You can take your health care notes out of the work site
as long as you bring them back on your next shift
Answer: FALSE - any shift notes should be shred before leaving
the work site
◉ (T or F) It's ok to leave computers with EHR's on them visible to
the public
Answer: FALSE
AND HEALTHCARE 4TH EDITION MELNYK
SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS AND PREMIUM STUDY
MATERIAL
◉ Types of laws
Answer: constitutional law
statutory laws (statutes)
case or judicial
criminal laws
civil laws
◉ HIPPA
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
◉ HITECH
Answer: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act
◉ EHR
Answer: electronic health record
, ◉ Privacy Rule
Answer: a part of HIPAA that outlines standards for maintaining
patient confidentiality and safeguarding financial and
administrative data during electronic transfer
◉ (T or F) You can tell a person making a telephone inquiry that a
person is a patient in the hospital
Answer: True - if you have permission
False - not if you don't have permission
◉ (T or F) You may tell a visitor or family member information
about a patient's condition
Answer: TRUE - if you have permission
FALSE - not if you don't have permission
◉ (T or F) You can take your health care notes out of the work site
as long as you bring them back on your next shift
Answer: FALSE - any shift notes should be shred before leaving
the work site
◉ (T or F) It's ok to leave computers with EHR's on them visible to
the public
Answer: FALSE