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Practice Standard
CNA Values
100
What does PHIPA stand for?
What is Personal Health Information Protection Act
100
How many nursing values does the CNA identify?
What is, 7
200
What is the purpose of PHIPA?
- Governs health care information privacy in Ontario - Sets consistent rules for management of personal health information - Balances client’s privacy with need of organizations to access and share health information. - Permits sharing of health information among health care team members
200
How much information should a nurse disclose when discussing a client within the health care team?
The nurse should only disclose information on a need-to-know basis. Ex. A nurse may not need to disclose information to a patients nutritionist regarding her obstetric past if the information is not required.
300
What does QOCIPA stand for?
What is, Quality of Care Information Protection Act
300
A nurse working on an obstetrics floor searches her friends medical records, is this action appropriate?
What is, NO " Nurses do not abuse their access to information by accessing health-care records, including their own, a family member’s or any other person’s"
400
What is the purpose of QOCIPA?
What is, to promote discussion of adverse events etc. while protecting information from being used in litigation or accessed by clients
400
A nurse discloses information about one of her patients lab results to her patient's distant relative, what one of the CNA nursing values did she breach?
What is, Privacy and Confidentiality
500
A nurse obtains the history from her/his patient; the nurse believes the patient has been subjected to abuse. After reading the Practice Standard regarding confidentiality, the nurse knows she may only utilize the information obtained for the purpose that was disclosed to the patient. Can the nurse go forth and report her suspicions of abuse?
- Yes - If a nurse learns information that, if not revealed, will cause harm to the patient or others, the nurse must consult with the health care team.
500
A nurse makes a medication error and decides to keep the mistake a secret from the patient and her co-workers. What one of the CNA values did she breach?
What is, providing safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care -Being accountable