Research any two of the following topics and determine if the healthcare professional’s action is or is not a violation of the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Report your findings in a written paragraph. * releasing patient medical information of a gunshot victim to law enforcement
* using a sign-in sheet in a clinical office
* sending patient health information overseas for transcription
* notifying clergy of a parishioner’s admission to the hospital
* discussing with a school nurse a child’s healthcare needs

Anurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about safe medication administration. the nurse should instruct that which of the following actions is included in the 6 rights of medication administration? a. verify dosage calculation with a second nurse. b. obtain a current list of the client’s medications. c. document medication prior to administration. d. compare a new prescription with an old prescription.

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Mr. edwards is 20-year-old male patient who is admitted for treatment of recurring pyelonephritis (kidney infection) and surgical treatment of a urinary stricture, which has decreased the urinary stream. mr. edwards has paraplegia; he is paralyzed from the waist down secondary to an automobile accident when he was 16. he came by ambulance to the hospital, leaving his wheelchair and wheelchair pressure- relieving cushion at home. according to the nursing history, the patient is a nonsmoker and he does not drink alcohol or take any illegal drugs. a. what nursing considerations should be made for mr. edwards related to his disability? b. what health promotion and prevention education does mr. edwards need?