The nurse is entering information in the computer about a treatment that was completed on a client. The nurse notes that the housekeeping staff is cleaning in the nurse's station. In order to enforce HIPAA regulations, the nurse would:
1. Report the housekeeper with a HIPAA violation.
2. Ask the housekeeper not to read the chart.
3. Move to a computer in a different area.
4. Stop charting in the computer.
3. Move to a computer in a different area.
Rationale:
The best action by the nurse would be to move to an area that was more secure until housekeeper has completed the cleaning. The nurse would not report the housekeeper unless there was evidence that the person breached the client's confidentiality. It is not necessary to ask the housekeeper not to read the chart as they are bound by the same rules as the rest of the staff. However, they could inadvertently see the chart, so the nurse should move. Since many other professions and health care personnel may need the information, it would not be a good idea or cost efficient to stop entering the client's data.
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