Which of the following actions, if observed by the charge nurse, would require the charge nurse to intervene?
1. The nurse looks over the physician's shoulder to see the results of an assigned client's labs.
2. The nurse requires a client to fill out a release of information form when the client requests a copy of his or her medical record.
3. The nurse asks another nurse to quickly look up the results of an x-ray of a client since the other nurse is already signed on the computer.
4. The nurse faxed reports of client tests to a machine that is in the office of the client's primary care physician, and a nurse is expecting the report.
3. The nurse asks another nurse to quickly look up the results of an x-ray of a client since the other nurse is already signed on the computer.
Explanation: 1. The nurse would not be violating confidentiality if the client and physician are both caring for the client.
2. Clients must sign a release form when they want copies of their medical records.
3. Nurses should never ask another nurse to look up client information if that nurse is not involved in the client's care. This would require the charge nurse to intervene.
4. Faxing client information via fax machine is legal as long as the information is kept private and an authorized person is there to receive the information.
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