Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing 1 – Exam 1 Study Guide
1.
2. HIPPA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3. HIPPA 1. Protection of privacy
2. Administrative simplification
, Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing 1 – Exam 1 Study Guide
3. Security standards
4. Federal agency that over- DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
sees HIPAA
5. Client info that must be re- 1. Communicable disease to the local HD or CDC including AIDS
vealed 2. Vaccine-related adverse reaction to the the DHHS
3. Criminal acts including rape
4. Equipment-related injuries when using a medical device results in
injury or death
5. When there is clear and present danger which includes patient
mistreatment & professional misconduct
6. Abuse or neglect of children or elderly
7. Incompetence or unprofessional acts including drug or alcohol
impairment
6. HIPAA notice of privacy 1. Patient has right to access medical records
practices 2. Patient has right to request changes to medical records (amend-
ments to records)
3. Restrictions on the the use of PHI
4. Patient can request a list of people, companies or agencies that
have received the PHI (access to an accounting)
5. Confidential communications
6. Complaints about violations of privacy to the Privacy Oflcer
7. Minimum necessary rule dictates that least amount of PHI be
disclosed
8. Telephone requests for PHI including name, room number &
, Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing 1 – Exam 1 Study Guide
condition
10. Email & faxes utilizing only minimum necessary rule
7. Social media implications See image
& consequences
8. Social media lateral vio- Lateral violence is receiving greater attention as more is learned
lence about its impact on patient safety and quality clinical outcomes.
9. Social media - myths & 1. Communication or post is private and accessible only to the
misunderstandings intended recipient. The nurse may fail to recognize that content once
posted or sent can be disseminated to others. In fact, the terms of
using a social media site may include an extremely broad waiver of
rights to limit use of content.
2. Content that has been deleted from a site is no longer accessible.
3. It is harmless if private information about patients is disclosed if
the communication is accessed only by the intended recipient.
4. It is acceptable to discuss or refer to patients if they are not
identified by name, but referred to by a nickname, room number,
diagnosis or condition.
5. Confusion between a patient's right to disclose personal informa-
tion about himself/herself (or a health care organization's right to
disclose otherwise protected information with a patient's consent)
and the need for health care providers to refrain from disclosing
patient information without a care-related need for the disclosure.
6. The ease of posting and commonplace nature of sharing informa-
tion via social media may appear to blur the line between one's per-
sonal and professional lives. The quick, easy and eflcient technology
enabling use of social media reduces the amount of time it takes to
1.
2. HIPPA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3. HIPPA 1. Protection of privacy
2. Administrative simplification
, Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing 1 – Exam 1 Study Guide
3. Security standards
4. Federal agency that over- DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
sees HIPAA
5. Client info that must be re- 1. Communicable disease to the local HD or CDC including AIDS
vealed 2. Vaccine-related adverse reaction to the the DHHS
3. Criminal acts including rape
4. Equipment-related injuries when using a medical device results in
injury or death
5. When there is clear and present danger which includes patient
mistreatment & professional misconduct
6. Abuse or neglect of children or elderly
7. Incompetence or unprofessional acts including drug or alcohol
impairment
6. HIPAA notice of privacy 1. Patient has right to access medical records
practices 2. Patient has right to request changes to medical records (amend-
ments to records)
3. Restrictions on the the use of PHI
4. Patient can request a list of people, companies or agencies that
have received the PHI (access to an accounting)
5. Confidential communications
6. Complaints about violations of privacy to the Privacy Oflcer
7. Minimum necessary rule dictates that least amount of PHI be
disclosed
8. Telephone requests for PHI including name, room number &
, Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing 1 – Exam 1 Study Guide
condition
10. Email & faxes utilizing only minimum necessary rule
7. Social media implications See image
& consequences
8. Social media lateral vio- Lateral violence is receiving greater attention as more is learned
lence about its impact on patient safety and quality clinical outcomes.
9. Social media - myths & 1. Communication or post is private and accessible only to the
misunderstandings intended recipient. The nurse may fail to recognize that content once
posted or sent can be disseminated to others. In fact, the terms of
using a social media site may include an extremely broad waiver of
rights to limit use of content.
2. Content that has been deleted from a site is no longer accessible.
3. It is harmless if private information about patients is disclosed if
the communication is accessed only by the intended recipient.
4. It is acceptable to discuss or refer to patients if they are not
identified by name, but referred to by a nickname, room number,
diagnosis or condition.
5. Confusion between a patient's right to disclose personal informa-
tion about himself/herself (or a health care organization's right to
disclose otherwise protected information with a patient's consent)
and the need for health care providers to refrain from disclosing
patient information without a care-related need for the disclosure.
6. The ease of posting and commonplace nature of sharing informa-
tion via social media may appear to blur the line between one's per-
sonal and professional lives. The quick, easy and eflcient technology
enabling use of social media reduces the amount of time it takes to
