Regulations and Ethics of Health Care Information

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

You are explaining to new staff nurses that they have to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality when using patient information from the health care information system.

Describe a situation in which you have had to make an ethical decision or invoke a regulation when deciding how to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality in the use of information from an information system in a health care setting.
Describe the ethical dilemma.
Describe what you did and your rationale for your action(s).
Did the situation involve others from the heath care team (e.g., physician, aide, therapists, etc.), and how did your decision and action affect the others on the team?