If a patient's name is not linked to a lab results, this is an example of
A. confidentiality
B. anonymity.
C. privacy
D. negligence
D
No.
Be sure you know the meanings of all of these terms.
D. negligence, because someone made an error and forgot to link the patient's name to the lab results. They must've been juggling too many things!
The correct answer is D. negligence.
If a patient's name is not linked to a lab result, it is an example of anonymity. Anonymity means that the identity of an individual is unknown or protected, in this case, the lab result is not directly tied to the patient's name.
To arrive at this answer, one should understand the definitions of the given answer options:
A. Confidentiality refers to the protection of personal information and keeping it secure and private, but in this case, there is no link between the patient's name and the lab result, so it is not confidentiality.
B. Anonymity means that the identity of an individual is unknown or protected. In our case, the lab result being detached from the patient's name ensures the patient's identity remains anonymous.
C. Privacy refers to a person's right to control access to their personal information. While anonymity can be a part of privacy, in this case, the focus is on the lack of connection between the patient's name and the lab result, indicating anonymity rather than privacy.
D. Negligence is the failure to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent person would have in similar circumstances. It is irrelevant to the given scenario as it is not related to the absence of the patient's name being linked to the lab result.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. anonymity.