Several visitors are in the room of a terminally ill patient. The health care provider enters the room to discuss the plan of care for the patient. Which of the following should be done to ensure the patient's privacy?
1. Ask the patient which individuals he or she would like to have stay in the room.
2. Sit down next to the patient and discuss the plan.
3. Ask the other patient in the room to increase the volume of the television.
4. Stand at the foot of the patient's bed and tell all present the best course of action.
Ask the patient which individuals he or she would like to have stay in the room.
Rationale: The health care provider should ask the patient which individuals he or she would like to have stay in the room. Individuals have a right to privacy, and caregivers have a duty to respect the confidentiality of patient information. Any discussion regarding the patient's diagnoses, consultation, examination, and treatment should be conducted discreetly. The health care provider should not assume that everyone in the room is supposed to hear the plan of care, nor should the health care provider ask the patient's roommate to increase the volume of the television to drown out the discussion. Sitting next to the patient does not necessarily ensure privacy.
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