TY  - SER
AU  - Salladay, Susan A.
TI  - Possibly pregnant teen
SN  - 0360-4039
PY  - 2014///
KW  - Medical tests
KW  - Teenage pregnancy
KW  - Confidentiality
KW  - False information
N1  - Nursing
N2  - A question and answer advisory regarding patient confidentiality about the possible pregnancy of a 16-year-old female is presented. Among other things, nurse who have no proof that that their patient is pregnant, documenting that she is (or even might be) pregnant based on a friend's comment would be misleading and possibly a HIPAA violation. Keep in mind that the patient may think she's pregnant but not be, or she may have given her friend false information
ER  -