ATI- HIPAA Virtual Scenario Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

ATI- HIPAA Virtual Scenario Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified A nurse walks into a patient’s room while the patient’s neighbor is visiting and begins discussing lab results out loud. What is the nurse’s mistake? Violating HIPAA by disclosing protected health information in front of an unauthorized person You overhear two nurses talking about a patient’s mental health condition at the nurse’s station near visitors. What is the best immediate action? Remind them to have such discussions in a private, secure area to protect patient confidentiality A patient’s adult daughter calls the nurse station asking for an update on her mother’s condition. The patient has not given permission. What should the nurse do? Refuse to share any information and explain that patient consent is required A nursing student documents care in the electronic health record and walks away without logging out. What is the issue? 2 This is a HIPAA violation because unauthorized individuals could access the patient’s data A physician requests a copy of a discharge summary for a patient they are not treating. What is the nurse’s appropriate response? Decline the request because the physician is not directly involved in the patient’s care During bedside report, the nurse mentions a patient’s HIV status with a roommate present in the room. What part of HIPAA is being violated? Privacy — the nurse shared sensitive health information in front of an unauthorized individual A nurse receives an email from an unknown source requesting patient lab results. What should the nurse do? Do not respond and report the email as a potential phishing or privacy threat A student nurse asks to look at a celebrity patient's chart "just to learn." What is the instructor’s best response? Accessing records without a need to know violates HIPAA, even for educational curiosity 3 A client requests that no information be shared with their spouse. What must the nurse do? Honor the client’s request and document the restriction in the chart A nurse faxes discharge instructions to the wrong facility. What is the first appropriate step? Notify the facility’s privacy officer and file a report about the breach A nurse needs to confirm a patient’s insurance information. What is the safest way to send this to billing? Use the hospital’s secure, HIPAA-compliant communication system A visitor takes a photo of the whiteboard in the hospital room showing names and medical info. What action should the nurse take? Ask the visitor to delete the photo and report the incident immediately You observe a nurse sharing a patient’s diagnosis during lunch in the cafeteria. What is the best response? Remind the nurse this is a public space and