Understanding of records management

Reference no: EM133617358

Complete the questions below to demonstrate your understanding of records management.

1. What Act regulates the handling of patient information?

2. If you are treating a patient and a bystander offers you help, would it be appropriate to disclose sensitive information to the bystander? This sensitive information could be something like HIV status that would cause zero benefit to the patient, but could impact the bystander.

3. If you are treating a patient and another health care worker, such as an event medic is assisting and requests background medical history and status of the patient, is this allowed?

4. A police officer approaches you at the scene of a car accident and requests if the patient driving the vehicle was on any medication that may impair their judgment, that cannot be detected by roadside drug testing devices. Can this information be shared with the officer?

5. In line with legal and ethical considerations, why is it so important to ensure accurate records are kept (complaints, mandatory reporting, confidential patient records), and how could this impact workers and patients if breached?

Reference no: EM133617358

Questions Cloud

Appropriate to disclose without authorization : Which of the following types of protected health information (PHI) could be appropriate to disclose WITHOUT authorization?

Creating breast cancer non-profit focused on advocacy : What role does the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a governing body play in Ms. Kennedy's idea of creating a breast cancer non-profit focused on advocacy?

Impact on health of aggregates-communities-states : Focus on events or problems which have an impact on the health of aggregates, communities, states, or nations. I

Identify setting to run program of alcohol addiction : Identify the setting to run program of Alcohol addiction among youth in Australia and provide the reasons why you chose this setting for your program

Understanding of records management : Your understanding of records management. What Act regulates the handling of patient information?

Must nurses be culturally competent : What new information did you learn from the concepts presented under the question Must nurses be culturally competent?.

Research patricia benner novice to expert theory : Research Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert theory and describe how this theory is applicable to lifelong learning.

Information on obesity : Could I get more information on obesity in the US and how it has affected people such as diseases and how it has gotten out of control

Describe the key guidelines for physical activity for adults : Describe the key guidelines for physical activity for adults. How do nutrients needs differ for athletes, including energy needs, macronutrient needs

User Account

All Pages