You are eating your lunch in the breakroom while checking Facebook on your phone. Another phlebotomist you work with had an embarrassing incident with a patient earlier in the day that you found very funny. You post a comment about the incident on a colleague's wall. Which of the following statements about this scenario are true? (Choose all that apply)A) Disclosing any patient situation or information publicly is a violation of HIPAA.B) You should have used private messaging instead of posting on your friend's wall.C) It could damage your working relationship with the phlebotomist who had the incident.D) Publically joking about a colleague to another colleague is unprofessional.
What will be an ideal response?
A, C, D
Sharing a colleague's embarrassing incident with another colleague, publically or privately, over social media or otherwise is unprofessional. It could damage your working relationship with both colleagues. You should think about how you would like to be treated if this happened to you. Finally, cell phones could also be restricted in your facility.
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