Nurses are required to protect the confidentiality of patient healthcare and personal information as part of their professional duties. Not only is this required by federal law, but it is foundational to the trust in a patient-caregiver relationship. However, it is not always easy to know precisely what to do in every situation.
To help learners think through and prepare for these situations, this program presents a number of scenarios, in a variety of nursing situations, and asks the learner to use critical thinking skills to decide if the correct decision about confidentiality is being made in each case.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
~ Identify different types of actions and responses that constitute breach of privacy.
~ Describe some of the consequences of breach of privacy.
~ Identify privacy rules in special settings.
~ Describe some exceptions to the privacy laws.
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