Of the following hospital situations, which one demonstrates the need for further action and improved policies to maintain the confidentiality of client medical information?
A) The nurse logs off the computer after accessing the laboratory record of a client.
B) Reports of client radiology tests are faxed to a fax machine that is shared by the payroll department of the hospital.
C) Employees who have expired passwords for computer access must contact their supervisor for permission to obtain new passwords from the information technology department.
D) A physician is given a password to access computerized client records. The information technology department keeps record logs of when and who has accessed the client records.
B
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through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other physical, psychological, and spiritual problems." Fill in the blank with correct words.