When the nurse informs a client's employer of his autoimmune deficiency disease, the nurse is committing the tort of:
A) Breach of contract
B) Assault
C) Invasion of privacy
D) Battery
Ans: C
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Nurses have access to information recorded in the medical record, information shared or observed through care or interactions with friends and family, and through access to the client's body. A loss of privacy occurs if others inappropriately use their access to a person.
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