Sadie, a registered nurse was caring for Mr. Harris, an older adult patient with lung cancer. His daughter, a nurse, asked Sadie to let her look at Mr. Harris' chart. Sadie's best reply should be:
A. "I'm sorry; you will have to wait until I am done with my documentation to look at the chart."
B. "I'm sorry; this information is confidential."
C. "Let me ask my supervisor if it is okay."
D. "You should know better than to ask me that."
B
Do not disclose information about patients' status to other patients, family members (unless granted by the patient), or to health care staff not involved in their care. Legal and ethical obligations require nurses to keep information about patients strictly confidential.
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