Legal Responsibilities · NCLEX Exam

Which action constitutes a violation of the legal responsibility of confidentiality?

  1. Discussing patient care during shift report in a private nurses’ station
  2. Handing a patient’s chart into public view in a waiting room
  3. Using encrypted systems to transmit data
  4. Limiting patient data access to care team members
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Correct answer: Handing a patient’s chart into public view in a waiting room

Exposing private medical records to unauthorized persons or public view violates patient confidentiality/legal responsibility.

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