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NCLEX-PN

Category - Coordinated Care

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The nurse is expected to protect the client’s right to confidentiality of medical records. Which is the correct action of the hospital nurse?
  1. Letting the client’s relatives photocopy a few pages of the medical record with the client’s permission
  2. Leaving the client’s chart in easy reach of the public while attending to other clients
  3. Allowing the relative of the client who is a physician (but doesn’t have hospital privileges) to gain access to the medical record with the client’s permission
  4. Sharing information about the client’s condition with another health care provider who belongs to another department but is directly involved in client care
Explanation
Answer: D - Members of the health care team who are directly involved in client care can access the information included in the client’s record. Only the staff directly involved in the care of the client is allowed to gain access to the medical record.
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