A healthcare worker's release of patient personal or medical history outside the scope of the medical setting directly related to the patient is a violation of:

implied consent
scope of practice
HIPAA
OSHA


HIPAA

Rationale: HIPAA stands for Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which requires policies to provide protection to patient medical history and release of medical history.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Hunger and thirst are regulated by the:

a. Hypothalamus b. Epithalamus c. Thalamus d. Pituitary gland

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Which of the following statements about educational occupancies is MOST accurate?

A. ICC® codes do not classify educational facilities separately. B. NFPA® codes include day care facilities as an educational occupancy. C. Canadian codes group educational occupancies with assembly occupancies. D. NFPA® codes describe educational occupancies as those providing education to individuals through the 12th grade.

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Which of the following theorists believed that human behavior is based on specific human needs that must often be met in a specific order?

A. Abraham Maslow B. Jean Piaget C. Lawrence Kohlberg D. Immanuel Kant E. Alasdair MacIntyre

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