Question # 39

A nurse practitioner receives a request for a patient’s medical records from an attorney representing the patient’s family. The patient is competent but refuses to release the records. What is the nurse practitioner’s responsibility?

Options:

A.

Release the records to the family as requested

B.

Release the records only with the patient’s written consent

C.

Disregard the patient’s refusal and release the records to the family

D.

Release the records only if there is a court order

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