The nurse is caring for a client on a medical-surgical unit that has just implemented the electronic medical record for client documentation. The client asks the nurse about the facility's computerized system for keeping client information, especially in regard to confidentiality. Which is the best response by the nurse?

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A)The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The rule calls this information protected health information and delineates it further to include information that identifies the individual (e.g., name, address, birth date, and Social Security number)or for which a reasonable basis exists to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. Information in a computer data system may not always be safe, and it would be inappropriate for the nurse to say this. Nurses need to be involved with the design, implementation, and evaluation of electronic medical records to maximize their use and effectiveness, but this does not ensure security. Reminding the client that there is indeed cause for privacy concerns is not as therapeutic as explaining that the system requires a password.
B)The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The rule calls this information protected health information and delineates it further to include information that identifies the individual (e.g., name, address, birth date, and Social Security number)or for which a reasonable basis exists to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. Information in a computer data system may not always be safe, and it would be inappropriate for the nurse to say this. Nurses need to be involved with the design, implementation, and evaluation of electronic medical records to maximize their use and effectiveness, but this does not ensure security. Reminding the client that there is indeed cause for privacy concerns is not as therapeutic as explaining that the system requires a password.
C)The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The rule calls this information protected health information and delineates it further to include information that identifies the individual (e.g., name, address, birth date, and Social Security number)or for which a reasonable basis exists to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. Information in a computer data system may not always be safe, and it would be inappropriate for the nurse to say this. Nurses need to be involved with the design, implementation, and evaluation of electronic medical records to maximize their use and effectiveness, but this does not ensure security. Reminding the client that there is indeed cause for privacy concerns is not as therapeutic as explaining that the system requires a password.
D)The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The rule calls this information protected health information and delineates it further to include information that identifies the individual (e.g., name, address, birth date, and Social Security number)or for which a reasonable basis exists to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. Information in a computer data system may not always be safe, and it would be inappropriate for the nurse to say this. Nurses need to be involved with the design, implementation, and evaluation of electronic medical records to maximize their use and effectiveness, but this does not ensure security. Reminding the client that there is indeed cause for privacy concerns is not as therapeutic as explaining that the system requires a password.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client on a Medical-Surgical