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Zorluk: OrtaLegal and Ethical Practice

Staff members at a community health clinic are reviewing expected standards for professional conduct. Which action performed by a practical nurse (PN) demonstrates adherence to established legal and ethical guidelines?

  1. Verifying a telephone caller's identity and privacy passcode before sharing any client health informationCevap
  2. B
    Describing the specific risks and alternative treatments for a procedure prior to witnessing a client's signature
  3. C
    Waiting to contact protective services regarding suspected elder abuse until definitive proof is gathered
  4. D
    Accepting a delegated task to perform a comprehensive initial health assessment for a newly admitted client

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The action that demonstrates adherence to legal and ethical guidelines is verifying a caller's identity and privacy passcode before disclosing any health information.
Verifying a caller's identity and checking for a privacy passcode directly upholds federal and facility regulations (such as HIPAA) regarding patient confidentiality. Nurses are ethically and legally bound to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information.

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1
Evaluate the action of verifying a telephone caller's identity and privacy passcode.
This action protects protected health information (PHI) and aligns with confidentiality laws.
Maintaining client privacy is a core ethical and legal nursing mandate.
2
Evaluate the action of describing specific risks and alternative treatments before a procedure.
This action exceeds the practical nurse's scope of practice regarding informed consent.
The provider must explain the procedure; the PN acts only as a witness to the voluntary signature.
3
Evaluate the action of waiting to report suspected elder abuse until proof is gathered.
This action violates mandated reporting laws.
Suspicion of abuse must be reported immediately to authorities without investigating for definitive proof.
4
Evaluate the action of performing a comprehensive initial health assessment.
This action represents inappropriate acceptance of delegation.
Comprehensive initial assessments require the clinical judgment and scope of a registered nurse (RN).

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Scope of Practice, Confidentiality, and Mandated Reporting
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Legal and Ethical Practice

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