The patient was in the ER due to falling in and out of consciousness as the result of a head injury. The head injury was sustained during an altercation with her boyfriend. He was very abusive. When he dropped her off and picked her up again later she was not able to confirm who he was. The...
Is it a violation of HIPPA for a nurse to tell someone the results of a patient's blood work while the patient is asleep? The person who was told was not a family member of the patient and the patient had not given consent for anyone to be given her personal information. The patient was also not...