7. You are an Orthopedic nurse at your hospital. Your spouse is here as an inpatient
following exploratory surgery. You finish your work and go up to your spouse's room to visit.
Your spouse has not awakened from the procedure at this point. You go out to the nurses'
station and pull the chart.
Is this allowed because you are her spouse and practice at this hospital?
Is this allowed if your spouse signed an "Authorization to Release Information form giving
you authorization to review the protected health information.