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Case Study

This activity contains 6 questions.

In the course of conversation, your nurse manager tells you that she loaded a copy of the spreadsheet program she uses on her home office PC onto one of the unit PCs so that she can work on projects at both locations. Your institution has a well-publicized policy against the use of unauthorized, unlicensed software copies. As a staff nurse, what should you do? Explain your response.

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You notice several of the new physicians playing computer games on the nursing unit. You had not been aware of these games previously. What, if any, action should you take? Explain your rationale.

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To remember his computer system password, university nursing instructor Pat Pawakawicz taped his password to the back of his name pin. When Mr. Pawakawicz lost his name pin recently, it was turned into hospital security and subsequently the IS department with his password still attached. When Mr. Pawakawicz picked up his name pin, he expressed intent to use the same password. Is this an appropriate way to treat a password? Should he use the same password again? Provide your rationale. What, if any, legal ramifications might there be for Mr. Pawakawicz regarding use of his password by unauthorized users?

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The administration at St. John's Hospital takes pride in their strong policies and procedures for the protection of confidential client information. In fact, St. John's serves as a model for other institutions in this area. However, printouts discarded in the restricted-access IS department are not shredded. On numerous occasions, personnel working late observed the cleaning staff reading discarded printouts. What action, if any, should these personnel take relative to the actions of the cleaning staff? What action, if any, should be taken by IS administration? Provide your rationale. If current practices are maintained, are there any additional potential risks for unauthorized disclosure of client information? If you answer yes, identify what these risks might be.

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The secretary on 7 Tower Oncology receives a fax transmission about a client consult. The fax was intended for a physician's office in the adjacent building. She places the fax in the out bin of her desk to be delivered later by volunteers. No in-house mailer was used. Is this action appropriate? Explain why or why not.

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You notice that the new nurse practitioner for one of your major orthopedic practices has a PDA on which he keeps patient information. Today he left it in the cafeteria. What should you do?

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