💡HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which ensures the privacy and confidentiality of clients' health information.
🔐Nurses and healthcare professionals are legally and ethically required to protect clients' privacy and maintain the confidentiality of their medical information.
🚫Over-sharing client information with non-essential personnel is a violation of HIPAA and can lead to serious consequences, including termination and legal prosecution.
📝Nurses should only share client information with team members directly involved in client care. Sharing too much detailed information with non-essential personnel should be avoided.
🔒Nurses should never discuss client information in public areas or outside the hospital. Client information should be discussed in secure and private areas, such as nurse stations or private rooms.
