Nurses HIPAA
Published Jun 14, 2014
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ComeTogether, LPN
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My question is, would the fact that someone has staples really be a HIPAA violation? I mean, certainly the conversation is utterly inappropriate for the middle of the dining room (not to mention the nurse in question sounds like a tool), but HIPAA? Especially if the staples were in an area of the body that was visible, etc.
I'm just curious, I use all of the threads as learning tools.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
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My question is, would the fact that someone has staples really be a HIPAA violation? I mean, certainly the conversation is utterly inappropriate for the middle of the dining room (not to mention the nurse in question sounds like a tool), but HIPAA? Especially if the staples were in an area of the body that was visible, etc. I'm just curious, I use all of the threads as learning tools.
So shouting "What about those Staples??" in the dining room is not HIPAA however is it unprofessional unbecoming conduct.
Shouting "What about Mr X staples" is HIPAA as well as unprofessional conduct.
GrnTea wrote an very good article about this!
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