Several nurses are discussing a patient and family in the cafeteria. The best response by one of the nurses to this discussion is
a. "Let's discuss this once we get back to the nurses' station."
b. "Shh! The patient's family might be in the cafeteria now."
c. "This is confidential information and shouldn't be discussed."
d. "We should really keep our voices down so others can't hear us."
C
This is the correct response because it is not likely that all the parties to this conversation are involved in direct care of the patient and need to know what is being shared. Even if all parties were involved in direct care of the patient, the cafeteria is not a private area and should never be used as a place to discuss patients or their care.
The nurses' station is not a private area, and conversations there are easily overheard. Confidential information should not be shared there even if the employees in the conversation all need to know the information.
The patient's family might or might not be in the cafeteria, but even if they are not there, the nurses should not be discussing patients with people who do not need to know the information.
The nurses should not be discussing patients in a public area at all, and they should not be sharing information with any other people who do not have a need to know in order to care for the patient.
You might also like to view...
A woman who is in her third trimester and is at risk for preterm birth calls the clinic to get the results of her fetal fibronectin test (fFN). The nurse sees the result is negative. Which advice to the patient is most appropriate?
A. Come to the perinatal clinic for a screening ultrasound. B. Continue the current management plan as directed. C. Go to the hospital immediately for imminent delivery. D. Plan to continue taking betamethasone (Celestone) for 1 week.
The parent of a child who drowned in a neighbor's pool that was not secured, would most likely file a wrongful death lawsuit against the neighbor during which of Bowlby's phases of mourn-ing?
a. Numbing b. Yearning and searching c. Disorganization and despair d. Reorganization
An elixir is ordered for a patient as 0.6 g every 4 hours. The medicine is available as 80 mg/5 mL. How many mL will the nurse give per dose?
1. 3.75 mL 2. 7.5 mL 3. 28 mL 4. 37.5 mL
Nurse Kent is teaching a male client to perform monthly testicular self-examinations. Which of the following points would be appropriate to make?
A. Testicular cancer is a highly curable type of cancer. B. Testicular cancer is very difficult to diagnose. C. Testicular cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in males. D. Testicular cancer is more common in older men.