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

Three consequences if HIPAA Privacy has been breached by an individual include:

	Nothing, because not a covered entity
	Civil penalties - fines
	Removal from educational program
	Criminal penalties

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

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 5

You are reading mail to a patient with vision problems. The patient's doctor was just in the room talking with the patient about a new diagnosis of cancer. The patient is crying and is very upset. A visitor walks in and asked you what is going on. You know what just happened; under HIPAA, would you tell the visitor?

	Unable to discuss patient information with the visitor
	The patient just has been diagnosed with cancer and is upset
	Don't know

Question 6

Your patient has a very interesting surgical wound site. You would like to take a picture to share in your post-conference. The patient says it is OK with him/her. What is the most appropriate action?

	Take the picture since it’s just for your post-conference group.
	Post the picture on your Facebook timeline.
	Do not take the picture - it is a HIPAA Privacy violation.

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