Privileged communication is a legal concept that in some states protects the confidential-ity of the nurse-patient relationship. Which information is not protected by this statute? Select all that apply
a. A threat to "kill that man if he even thinks about leaving me"
b. The patient's admission to having a sexually transmitted disease
c. The fact that a patient knows who was responsible for her brutal rape
d. The discussion about how the patient sold his prescription drugs to friends
e. Suspicion by the nurse that the patient has been physically abused by a spouse
ANS: A, B, E
Privileged communication allows certain information given to professionals by patients to remain secret during any litigation. These statutes exclude the mandatory reporting of vio-lence against a child, an older adult, an impaired adult, and (in some instances) a domestic partner; some communicable diseases that affect public safety; and information that will pre-vent a felony (e.g., murder) from occurring. Only the patient can give the information re-garding her rape and the privilege prevents the nurse from sharing information such as illegal selling of drugs to be used against the patient in a court of law.
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