The nurse learns that a fellow nurse is viewing the electronic chart of a patient with whom she went to high school. Which action does the nurse take first?

Determine if the nurse is involved in the care of the patient. The nurse has a right to access this individual’s chart if the nurse is directly involved in the care of the patient. If the nurse is not involved in the care of the patient, it is appropriate to alert the charge nurse to the HIPAA breach, submit an incident report, and contact the hospital’s compliance department.

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Difficulty: 2

Topics: Communication & Documentation Delegation, Prioritization and Leadership Health Care Ethics, Law, and Policy Health Care Quality

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