When is a nurse legally obligated to breach confidentiality?
A) At any time a client is threatening
B) If threats are made to an outside party
C) Whenever the client becomes aggressive
D) When the client violates the nurse's boundaries
B
Feedback: The duty to warn a third party exists when a client threatens harm to that third party; the client's confidentiality is overridden. Answer A, C, and D are not situations in which confidentiality may be breached.
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