Identify examples of ethical nursing behavior and patients’ rights.

Identification should include situations involving

• honesty
• confidentiality (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA])
• legal issues pertaining to treatment of a client/resident/patient (18VAC90-25-100 Links to an external site.).

Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum Links to an external site., Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are some ethical issues that could affect client/resident/patient care?
• How do ethical issues differ from legal issues?
• How can confidentiality be an ethical as well as a legal issue?
• What is the role of the ethics committee in healthcare facilities?
• How could a visit to the Board of Nursing be beneficial to a student?