The patient has been admitted to the emergency department after being beaten and raped.She is agitated and is frightened that her attacker may find her in the hospital and try to kill her.What should the nurse tell her?
A)She is safe in the hospital,and she needs to provide her name.
B)She can be admitted to the hospital without anyone knowing it.
C)Her records will be used as evidence in the trial.
D)Since she has come to the hospital,she has to be examined by the doctor.

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A patient who has been a victim of crime can be admitted anonymously under an agency's "blackout" or "do not publish" procedure.HIPAA places limits on the institution's ability to use or disclose the patient's PHI.The Patient Self-Determination Act prohibits the hospital from requiring her to submit to an examination.

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