There have been several potential privacy incidents reported at your facility in the past week. Your job is to investigate these incidents to determine if they are truly privacy violations. If there are violations, decide what should be done.
Review each of the privacy incidents described in the following list. Determine which ones are privacy violations. Determine to whom the privacy violation should be reported and the timing required for the notifications.
Identify the specific actions appropriate to address each of the following situations.
1. A patient's radiology report was left lying out on the counter of the nursing unit. Patients and their families walked by this counter and also came to the counter to talk to staff.