A Policy Statement Published in the Online Journal of Nursing

Multiple Choice

A policy statement published in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (Storck, 2017) provides guidelines for health professional\patient texting. Which practice is recommended?

A) Require the patient change their password after each communication.
B) Call the patient prior to texting to make sure the phone number is correct.
C) Store patient phone contacts only as the patient's first name and last initial.
D) Transfer all texted patient information in the patient's permanent health record.