During a health assessment the patient asks the nurse, "Why do you need all this health information and who is going to see it?" The nurse's best reply is:
A) Please do not worry. It is safe and will be used only to help us with your care; it allows access to a wide variety of people who need to know your health information.
B) It is good you asked and you have a right to know; your information helps us to provide you with the best possible care and your records are in a secure place.
C) Your health information is placed on websites to provide easy access to anyone wishing to see your medical records, which is a great way to offer other people your information.
D) Health information becomes the property of the hospital and we will make sure that no one sees it; in two years, we destroy all records and the process starts over.
Ans: B
Feedback: Patients have a legal right to know why their health information is needed and how it is used and protected. Medical records allow access to health care providers who need the information to provide patients with the best possible care; they are always held in a secure environment. Option A is incorrect; telling the patient "not to worry" minimizes the patient's concern regarding the safety of his health information. "A wide variety of people" should not have access to patients' health information. Option C is incorrect; health information should not be placed on websites. Option D is incorrect; health records are not destroyed every two years.
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