Health Sciences Post Test (Full-Time Staff ONLY)

Question 1

A student or faculty member is assigned to a clinical agency. During your clinical experience hours, you may access the electronic medical record of your minor child because you are the legal guardian and the guarantor of payment.

	True
	False

Question 2

You think you may have violated the facility’s privacy policy (breach), you should:

	Say nothing. You do not want to jeopardize your standing in the program.
	Talk with a classmate about what would be the best course of action for you to take.
	Report to your clinical instructor, it is both a legal and ethical responsibility.

Question 3

Select the true statements. Choose all that apply.

	HIPAA laws now impose greater penalties, including larger fines and potential litigation.
	Employees/students/faculty who breach privacy are disciplined, up to and including dismissal/termination.
	Employees/students/faculty who breach privacy could be sued, lose their professional license, and be reported to Office of Civil Rights.
	None of the above.

Question 4

If a person has the ability to access facility/clinical agency systems or applications, they have a right to view any information contained in that system or application.

	True
	False

Question 5

The doctor was making rounds and was paged. The doctor left the patient's medical record on the patient's bedside table. The patient asks you to hand him his record. What would you do?

	Explain that you would get the nurse and take the record.
	Leave the room.
	Pretend you didn't hear the question.
	Hand the patient his record.

Question 6

If you suspect someone is violating the facility’s privacy policy, you should:

	Say nothing. It is none of your business.
	Watch the individual involved until you have gathered solid evidence against him/her.
	Report your observations to your clinical instructor for further follow up.

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