Lecture 11 - Confidentiality

Question 1

Privacy

Don’t forget to mention Shakespeare

Answer 1

Personal
Person’s RIGHT to control info given out
Disclose or to not disclose… that is the big ole Question

Question 2

Confidentiality

Answer 2

What a nurse does with info
Moral + legal obligations
Must uphold EXCEPT when harm could come to pt or others
May disclose for legal + legislative reasons

Question 3

What do you call it if you break confidentiality?

Answer 3

PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

Question 4

What does HIPA stand for?

Answer 4

Sask Health and Information Protection Act

Question 5

HIPA

Answer 5

• an individual has the right to consent the use or disclosure of personal health info
• Trustee- can use or disclose info about individual with consent of individual.