Title: Identify examples of ethical nursing behavior and patients’ rights.
Course: Nurse Aide I (14051-1) > Section: Relating to the Healthcare System

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).

Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum, 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?