
Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Transcribed Image Text:After a very serious motor vehicle crash Mr.
Singh arrives to the emergency department
with severe facial injuries and is cannot
communicate. Upon admission there is no one
with the patient. One hour after his arrival to
the hospital, a woman calls in distress, and after
providing a description that matches Mr. Singh
identification asks if her husband is at the
emergency department. You believe she is Mr.
Singh's wife. Which is the most correct
statement.
O
O
O
O
You cannot provide any information to this
woman
Mrs. Singh must provide some form of
documentation to prove that she is Mr.
Singh's wife
You can tell Mrs. Singh that her husband is
in the emergency department because the
law permits you to share if a person is a
patient in a facility, their location and
general status
You may only provide this information if it
is a life or death situation

Transcribed Image Text:Mrs. Robertson has an acquired brain injury and
has been stabilized and is being transferred to
another hospital for continuing care. The client
is unconscious. Her husband is aware of the
transfer but does not know it is taking place
today. The cost of Mrs. Robertson's transfer
will be covered by private insurance. This
requires that you share personal health
information with the insurance company.
Which statement is most correct about the
information you can share?
O
O
O
O
Mr. Robertson's awareness of the transfer
is considered implied consent.
You may provide the information of Mrs.
Robertson's transfer to the insurance
company.
Expressed consent is required from Mr.
Robertson because providing the
insurance company with this information is
not necessary in order to treat Mrs.
Robertson.
At no time can this information can never
be shared with an insurance company.
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