A nurse is entering a pharmacy request for patient medication in the patient's electronic health record (EHR)while seated at a computer in the nursing station.A physician approaches her and asks her to access another patient's EHR so that he can look at the patient's laboratory report.Which of the following is the best action for the nurse to take?

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The nurse should log off the computer and then allow the physician to log on under his own password.Accessing information that is not relevant to the care that the nurse is providing is a HIPAA violation.Rushing to complete a pharmacy request for patient medication is a situation of risk for medication error.The nurse should never hurriedly order or administer medication because that is when errors are more likely to occur.The nurse should never allow anyone to use her password to access information.The nurse must log off before any other provider uses the terminal for accessing patient data.

A Nurse Is Entering a Pharmacy Request for Patient Medication