A laboratory communicates a patient’s medical test results to a physician by phone.
Answer: Yes. The Privacy Rule allows covered health care providers to share protected health information for treatment purposes without patient authorization, as long as they use reasonable safeguards when doing so. These treatment communications may occur orally or in writing, by phone, fax, e-mail, or otherwise.
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What type of health problem is the nurse most likely to see in the health care system?
A) Poor prenatal care B) Lack of information C) Immobility D) Chronic disease
A patient tells the nurse, "I don't know what to expect in the hospital. Everybody speaks medical-talk. Nobody tells me if I'm getting better or worse. Doctors march in and poke and prod me without asking my permission
And another thing, I can't stay here forever; I have to look after my elderly mother." From these data the nurse can correctly determine that the patient is a. experiencing a difficult transition to the patient role. b. unnecessarily sensitive to loss of independence. c. excessively fearful of unknown aspects of hospitalization. d. suffering from sensory overload.
The nurse is preparing to clean the patient's hearing aid. The nurse realizes that she must:
a. make sure the hearing aid volume is turned on before removing the hearing aid. b. hold the hearing aid over the sink when cleansing. c. insert a paper clip into the receiver port to cleanse cerumen buildup. d. make sure the pressure equalization channel is clear.
The purpose of the Passy-Muir valve is to
A) enable a ventilator patient to breathe. B) enable a tracheostomy patient to speak. C) assist a laryngectomee to swallow. D) measure the oxygen in a breathing tube.