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The document compares and contrasts the meanings of privacy and confidentiality, providing specific examples for each. Privacy refers to an individual's right to be left alone and limit access to their personal affairs. Confidentiality refers to maintaining secrecy of sensitive information and preventing unauthorized access to documents and information exchanged professionally or legally.

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Quiz 2

The document compares and contrasts the meanings of privacy and confidentiality, providing specific examples for each. Privacy refers to an individual's right to be left alone and limit access to their personal affairs. Confidentiality refers to maintaining secrecy of sensitive information and preventing unauthorized access to documents and information exchanged professionally or legally.

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BASIS FOR COMPARISON PRIVACY Specific Example

Meaning State of being secluded When a patient becomes positive in COVID-19, he needs to be alone in a room
and speak to no one but the healthcare providers.
What is it? Right to be left alone A patient wants to take her time to think about her situation so she wants to be
alone in a room where she doesn’t wish other people to enter.
Concept Limit the access of public I made a twitter account but only accepted a few followers because I do not want
to let the public see my tweets.
Applies individual The condition of the patient is not allowed to talk about because she does not want
to.
Obligatory No, it is personal Everyone do not need to make a private account but I wanted to so I made one.
Disallowed Everyone is disallowed from They cannot see, react, or comment in any of my posts because I hide it from
involving the personal them.
affairs of a person
BASIS FOR COMPARISON CONFIDENTIALITY Specific Example
Meaning Refers to situation when it is A nurse should not share the personal information and other details of a patient
expected someone that he other than those who needs to know.
will not divulge the
information
What is it? It is agreement between A patient tells you about sensitive personal information then you should not make
person to maintain secrecy a gossip about it with other nurses.
of sensitive information and
documents
Concept Prevents info and document Confidential records should not be left where other people may have casual
from access access to be able to not leak any information about the patient.
Applies information It is the responsibility of a nurse not to disclose any information about the patient
because it is prohibited according to law.
Obligatory Yes, when info is It is an obligation for the nurse to keep the patient’s information confidential to
professional is legal encourage the patient to seek care and be as honest as possible during the course
of a heath care visit.
Disallowed Only unauthorized person A nurse and the physician should only be the one to know and have a access to
are disallowed from using the records of the patient to prevent leaking of information.
the information

Determine if the following is considered (P) Personal Information or (SP) Sensitive Personal Information
Name P Race SP
Ethic SP Place of work P
Color P Marital Status P
Telephone No. P Gender P
Genetics SP Sexual Position SP
Health SP Education P
Birthday P Citizenship P
Location at a particular P Political Affiliations SP
time

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