<span>A patient authorization for disclosure of PHI must include all of the elements required by the HIPAA medical privacy rule.</span>
Answer: I believe that it is not safe because if you were to say crush it up and snort it and you thought that is wasn't working so you did another and then maybe another then you might be taking more then what you where supposed to take in one setting.
Hope it makes since.
<span>First the nurse would need to determine if the yogurt had sugar in it. Many yogurts have artificial sweeteners or come without sweetener. You cannot assume the glycemic load just because it's yogurt. Assumption is the enemy of good patient care. You must get all the facts. There is too much information missing to give a reasonable answer. Has the client already tested their blood sugar in the morning before breakfast? Are they on insulin, and oral diabetes medication, or are they diet-controlled? Are they in an acute state of illness? The scenario needs many more details to adequately answer the question.</span>
