A psychiatric nurse working in a community health center receives a call asking whether a family friend has been a patient in the facility. The nurse should:
a. ask why the information is being sought.
b. suggest that the caller speak to the patient's therapist.
c. state that he or she is unable to give any information to the caller.
d. state that the patient has been seen at the center but should give no further information.
C
Confidentiality requires that the nurse impart no information whatsoever, including acknowledging whether or not the person has been a patient at the facility.
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