A home health nurse has been working for several months with a male patient who is receiving rehabilitative services. The nurse is aware that maintaining the patient's confidentiality is a priority
How can the nurse best protect the patient's right to confidentiality?
A) Avoid bringing the patient's medical record to the home.
B) Discuss the patient's condition and care only when he is alone in the home.
C) Keep the patient's medical record secured at all times.
D) Ask the patient to avoid discussing his home care with friends and neighbors.
Ans: C
Feedback:
If the nurse carries a patient's medical record into a house, it must be put in a secure place to prevent it from being picked up by others or from being misplaced. This does not mean, however, that it must never be brought to the home. It is not normally necessary to limit discussions to times when the patient is alone. The patient has the right to decide with whom he will discuss his condition and care.
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