A client is concerned about whether private matters shared between the client and the health care workers will be disclosed to others
The nurse understands that the act of limiting disclosure of a client's private matters is known as which of the following? a. Privacy c. Confidentiality
b. Security d. Identifier
C
Confidentiality refers to the act of limiting disclosure of private matters. Privacy refers to the right of
an individual to keep information about oneself from being disclosed to anyone. Security refers to the
means to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to
unauthorized persons and the alteration, destruction, or loss of information. A person's computer
identity can be determined by many types of data in addition to common identifiers such as name and
number.
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a. black cohosh. b. kava kava. c. valerian. d. Ginkgo biloba.
The nurse is performing passive range of motion on the client and notes that the client's ankle is red, edematous, and painful to the touch. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Perform range of motion very gently to the ankle. 2. Perform normal range of motion to the ankle. 3. Skip range of motion in this joint and move on to the next joints. 4. Notify the health care provider before performing range of motion to this joint.
Which type of diagnosis is really a cluster of other diagnoses?
a. risk nursing diagnosis c. syndrome diagnosis b. wellness nursing diagnosis d. actual diagnosis
The hospital quality improvement committee has noted that the incidence of needlestick injuries on a particular unit has increased. When faced with issues, the committee applies the PDSA model, a formal model for exploring and resolving quality concerns
Because the committee is multidisciplinary in nature, and few members are nurses, it is imperative that the committee first a. Plan. b. Do. c. Study. d. Act.