True or false?

Question

A student goes to the hospital to assess his patient the night before clinical. The patient is hard of hearing. The student asks the patient if it would be OK if he closes the patient's door before he begins his assessment. This action is a violation of HIPAA policy

Answer 1

False. Asking the patient if it is okay to close the door before beginning an assessment is not a violation of HIPAA policy. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) primarily deals with the privacy and security of a patient's protected health information, not the opening or closing of doors during assessments.