While you are on your practicum, you are helping out with the patient files. While you are working, you come across the file of one of your favorite teachers from high school. Lately, you have heard rumors about him being ill, maybe even terminally ill.
While no one is in the room, you take a peek at his medical file. Is this the type of behavior you should be exhibiting during your practicum? Why, or why not? Explain the rules that you should be following when handling patients' confidential medical records.