A patient, who is a local elected public official, is admitted with a chemical dependency. The nurse tells a visitor that the patient is a cocaine user. Which of the following has the nurse done?
1. Invaded the patient's privacy
2. Breached the patient's confidentiality
3. Assaulted the patient
4. Provided battery to the patient
Invaded the patient's privacy
Rationale: Invasion of privacy is a violation of a person's right to protection against unreasonable and unwarranted interference with his personal life. An example of this is disclosure of medical facts to persons not entitled to those facts. Breaching the patient's confidentiality would be providing information that is included in the patient's medical record. Assault means the patient was touched in an offensive, insulting, or physically injurious manner. Battery is the actual contact with another person or the person's property.
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