Which of the following statements about confidentiality, privacy, and discrimination is the most accurate?
A) It is permissible for a community health nurse to reveal the name and any other personal health information of a person who has a communicable disease to the public health authorities.
B) It is permissible for a community health nurse to tell the contacts of a person who is infected with a communicable disease which disease they have been exposed to and the name of the source.
C) It is permissible for any health care provider to report any cases of known or suspected communicable diseases to the news media.
D) Only the identity of the index case of a communicable disease needs to be protected.
Ans: A
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