A person is contacting a hospital for information on a patient who has been admitted to the hospital. The caller claims to be the patient's cousin. The person is not legally identified as a family member of the patient, who cannot communicate. How should the nurse respond to the person asking for information?

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A person is contacting a hospital for information on a patient who has been admitted to the hospital. The caller claims to be the patient's cousin. The person is not legally identified as a family member of the patient, who cannot communicate. How should the nurse respond to the person asking for information?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: HIPAA requires declining info (B) to non-authorized individuals.

Question 2 of 5

The Kübler-Ross theory states that a person who does not feel sick is experiencing which emotion?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Denial (D) fits not feeling sick despite illness.

Question 3 of 5

A patient has a blood pressure total of 160/105. What should be done for this patient?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: CCBs (C) treat hypertension (160/105 is stage 2).

Question 4 of 5

Which of these conditions is the least likely to trigger heart failure or cardiac arrest?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Trichomoniasis (D), an STI, doesn’t affect the heart directly.

Question 5 of 5

What is the most prominent feature of a petit mal seizure?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Petit mal (absence) seizures (A) last seconds.

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