Question # 4

A nurse practitioner receives a request for a patient’s medical records from an attorney without the patient’s consent. What should the nurse practitioner do first?

Options:

A.

Release the records to the attorney as requested

B.

Contact the patient to request written consent

C.

Release the records only if there is a court order

D.

Refer the attorney to the hospital’s legal department

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