Question

1. a nurse receives a friend request on a social media platform from a former patient who was recently discharged. the patient messages the nurse, asking for updates on their medical test results. based on hipaas guidelines regarding patient - nurse boundaries and privacy, what is the appropriate response? (a) accept the friend request and privately share the test results through a direct message to maintain confidentiality. (b) ignore the message and friend request to avoid any hipaa violation and block the patient so no further contact can be made through social media. (c) ignore the friend request but send a private message for the patient to call you at work for medical test results. (d) inform the patient that it is against hospital policy and hipaa regulations to share health information on social media and direct her to contact her doctor.

Explanation:

HIPAA protects patient - privacy. Sharing medical results on social media violates it. Informing the patient of policy and directing to the doctor is appropriate.

Answer:

D. Inform the patient that it is against hospital policy and HIPAA regulations to share health information on social media and direct her to contact her doctor.