The instructor is beginning an instructor-lead training (ILT) session on the upcoming clinical information system. What should the instructor say prior to having the participants access the practice clients?

Question

A) "All of the information in the database are from real patients."
B) "Information used to create this database cannot be linked to any actual patients."
C) "Let me know if you recognize any of the patients in the database, and I'll see if you are right."
D) "Don't talk to anyone about the patients in the database. No one should have an unfair advantage."

Answer 1

B) "Information used to create this database cannot be linked to any actual patients."

Explanation: A) The instructor should inform the participants that all personal identifying information has been removed.
B) During instructor-led training, the instructors may be familiar with some of the patients or scenarios used in the training environment. Care must be taken to ensure that no actual patient information is revealed during the training process and that no actual patient scenarios that can identify a real patient are discussed within the training room; learners should clearly understand that information used to create a training database cannot be linked to an actual patient, and students are able to integrate the privacy and confidentiality safeguards and principles into their own practice following training.
C) The identity of the patients in the training database should never be revealed.
D) The information in the database should be scrubbed of all identifying information.