An example of a breach of a client's constitutional right to privacy occurs when the nurse
a. discusses the client's history with other staff during care planning.
b. releases information to the client's employer without consent.
c. documents the client's daily behaviors during hospitalization.
d. asks the client's family to share information about prehospitalization behavior.
ANS: B
Release of information without client authorization violates the client's right to privacy. The other
options are acceptable nursing practices.
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a. Bioethical questions b. Religious training c. How human beings ought to be and act d. Philosophical viewpoints
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