During a lunch break, an emergency department (ED) nurse truthfully tells another nurse about the condition of a patient who came to the ED last night. What is the ED nurse guilty of? (Select all that apply.)
a. HIPAA violation
b. Slander
c. Libel
d. Invasion of privacy
e. Defamation
ANS: A, D
The disclosure is an invasion of privacy and a violation of HIPAA. Because the information is true and verbal, it cannot be considered slander or libel.
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