The provider left a patient’s electronic health record (EHR) open on the computer screen in the nurse’s station when he left to assess a patient. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Log off the computer. The most important nursing action to protect patient privacy is to log off the computer. Ensuring the work is saved is not the best action because it may result in inaccurate information being saved to the patient’s record. Standing by the computer to protect the information is not the most effective use of the nurse’s limited time. The information is not protected in the nurse’s station.

The provider left a patient’s electronic health record (EHR...

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