Match the situation with its ethical violation: You are a medical assistant. You are taking a patient’s file to the doctor’s office, but stop in the restroom on the way. You accidentally leave the file in the restroom. What is the violation?

Responses

You started a personal relationship with a patient.
You started a personal relationship with a patient.

You neglected to treat the patient despite their religion, race, color, or ethnicity.
You neglected to treat the patient despite their religion, race, color, or ethnicity.

You ventured outside of your role and the scope of your training.
You ventured outside of your role and the scope of your training.

You didn't keep the patient's private information confidential.
You didn't keep the patient's private information confidential.

1 answer

In this situation, the ethical violation is: You didn't keep the patient's private information confidential. Leaving a patient's file in the restroom compromises the confidentiality and privacy of the patient's information.