Fundamentals pnu 120 exam 1 study guide questions
with correct answers
What is HIPPA? Correct Answer.-[Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act] a federal law designed to protect the privacy of
individuals health information
What are examples of personally identifiable information for patients?
Correct Answer.-Patient names, addresses, phone numbers, Social
Security numbers, and bank account numbers.
What is the nurse's role in protecting client health information? Correct
Answer.-To maintain the confidentiality of all patient information, both
personal and clinical, in the work setting and off duty in all venues,
including social media or any other means of communication.
What conditions permit a nurse to discuss confidential information?
With whom? Correct Answer.-Health care providers may disclose the
necessary protected health information to anyone in a position to prevent
or lessen the threatened harm, including family, friends, caregivers, and
law enforcement, without a patient's permission.
How should a nurse respond to an individual (not part of the health care
team) asking about a client's status? Correct Answer.-Be Honest. Good
nursing care also involves being honest with the patient and family.
What actions taken by a nurse can jeopardize clients on and off the unit
, Confidentiality? Correct Answer.-Sharing a personal password with a
coworker
Discussing clients a the table in the cafeteria
Disposing of written report sheet into the facility trash receptacle.
How should the nurse handle overhearing others potentially violate a
client's confidentiality? Correct Answer.-Prevent people from listening to
conversations. Nurses might not realize someone is eavesdropping.
What is the technique of presence for establishing the nurse-client
relationship?
What are the barriers to nurse-client communication? Correct Answer.-
The therapeutic nurse-client relationship with a client begins with the
establishment of trust.
the most prevalent communication barriers between nurses and patients
were differences in language, lack of self-confidence, and negative
attitudes towards patients.
What interventions can the nurse plan to overcome those barriers?
Correct Answer.-checking whether it is a good time and place to
communicate with the person.
being clear and using language that the person understands.
communicating one thing at a time.
respecting a person's desire not to communicate.
checking that the person has understood you correctly
with correct answers
What is HIPPA? Correct Answer.-[Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act] a federal law designed to protect the privacy of
individuals health information
What are examples of personally identifiable information for patients?
Correct Answer.-Patient names, addresses, phone numbers, Social
Security numbers, and bank account numbers.
What is the nurse's role in protecting client health information? Correct
Answer.-To maintain the confidentiality of all patient information, both
personal and clinical, in the work setting and off duty in all venues,
including social media or any other means of communication.
What conditions permit a nurse to discuss confidential information?
With whom? Correct Answer.-Health care providers may disclose the
necessary protected health information to anyone in a position to prevent
or lessen the threatened harm, including family, friends, caregivers, and
law enforcement, without a patient's permission.
How should a nurse respond to an individual (not part of the health care
team) asking about a client's status? Correct Answer.-Be Honest. Good
nursing care also involves being honest with the patient and family.
What actions taken by a nurse can jeopardize clients on and off the unit
, Confidentiality? Correct Answer.-Sharing a personal password with a
coworker
Discussing clients a the table in the cafeteria
Disposing of written report sheet into the facility trash receptacle.
How should the nurse handle overhearing others potentially violate a
client's confidentiality? Correct Answer.-Prevent people from listening to
conversations. Nurses might not realize someone is eavesdropping.
What is the technique of presence for establishing the nurse-client
relationship?
What are the barriers to nurse-client communication? Correct Answer.-
The therapeutic nurse-client relationship with a client begins with the
establishment of trust.
the most prevalent communication barriers between nurses and patients
were differences in language, lack of self-confidence, and negative
attitudes towards patients.
What interventions can the nurse plan to overcome those barriers?
Correct Answer.-checking whether it is a good time and place to
communicate with the person.
being clear and using language that the person understands.
communicating one thing at a time.
respecting a person's desire not to communicate.
checking that the person has understood you correctly
