Which nursing action maintains confidentiality when performing height and weight measurements during a co-ed physical education class?
1. Having a student worker record the screening findings on the appropriate adolescent's record
2. Having a volunteer weigh and measure the adolescents and verbally give the findings to the nurse to calculate the body mass index and record
3. Providing a privacy screen and have the health aid record the findings directly on the record. The nurse will then calculate body mass index
4. Using a buddy system with the students, having the students measure each other and record the findings.
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Explanation:
1. This would be inappropriate. Other students should not have access to any adolescent's private information.
2. Volunteers should not be included in the process of gathering data. Verbal reporting of findings would allow other adolescents to hear the results, violating the confidentiality of the student being screened.
3. A privacy screen and written responses will prevent other adolescents for hearing or seeing results.
4. Although this limits the number of adolescents who have access to personal data, this still is an invasion of privacy.
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