While working a scheduled shift the nurse focuses on actions to protect the privacy of a client with local notoriety. What actions should the nurse take at this time?
1. Secure the client's medical record.
2. Review the client's care with the media.
3. Remove the client's name from the door.
4. Permit family to view the client's record.
5. Fax the client's lab values with a cover sheet.
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 5
Rationale 1: Actions to ensure the client's privacy include securing the medical record.
Rationale 2: Sharing the client's care with the media violates the client's privacy.
Rationale 3: Actions to ensure the client's privacy include removing the client's name from the door.
Rationale 4: Permitting family to view the client's record violates the client's privacy.
Rationale 5: Actions to ensure the client's privacy include faxing information with a cover sheet.
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