Confidentiality of patient privacy in undergraduate clinical experiences

Abstract

 This study investigated the confidentiality of patient privacy during undergraduate clinical experiences of nursing students. The students received advice many times not to take patient records outside of the nursing center in order to avoid the violation of privacy. The students were administrated not to mention patient’s private matters in inappropriate places. Students received more instruction from the teaching staff of the university than from the clinical nurses. During their clinical trials, the students found three security holes in the existing computerized medical record system. These results showed that an educational program demonstrating how to maintain the confidentiality of computerized patient records was necessary for our students.