The nurse runs into a co-worker whose family friend is a patient on the unit. The co-worker asks about the friend's health problems. Which is the correct response by the nurse?
a. "Your friend told us to say nothing.".
b. "Why don't you ask your friend now?"
c. "You know I can't talk about the pa-tients.".
d. "Well, it was really a very difficult sur-gery.".
C
The nurse can't talk about the co-worker's friend or acknowledge the friend's presence in the facility without breaching the friend's right to privacy, so the nurse reminds the co-worker about confidentiality.
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a. Allow patient to weigh self every time a meal is completely eaten. b. Assist the patient to fill out the dietary menus to ensure a balanced diet. c. Encourage the patient to engage in only appropriate compensatory exercise. d. Implement contracted consequences 50% of the time if a meal is not completed.
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