A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, "I am worried that someone can read my health information and I really don't understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality." The nurse explains that an example of confidentiality would be:
a. a pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy."
b. a patient who does not tell the physician that he has been treated for a sexually transmitted disease.
c. a teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and withholds information about her use of recreational drugs.
d. locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing patient information.
a. a pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy."
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a. compartment syndrome. b. early infection. c. hemorrhage. d. shock.
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A) Moderate muscle relaxation B) Loss of feeling in the lower abdomen C) Hypotension as anesthesia deepens D) Increase in the client's heart rate
What nursing assessment and care holds the highest priority in the initial care of a child with a major burn injury?
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