The nurse meets a coworker in the elevator who states that a family friend is a client on the nurse's unit and asks what the friend's condition is. Which response should the nurse give to the coworker to maintain the client's rights?
1. "Your friend told us to say nothing.".
2. "Why don't you ask your friend now?"
3. "You know I can't talk about the clients.".
4. "Well, it was really a very difficult surgery.".
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3. The nurse cannot talk about the coworker's friend or acknowledge the friend's presence in the facility without breaching the friend's right to privacy, so the nurse reminds the coworker about confidentiality.
1. Telling the coworker that the client wants the staff to say nothing is disclosing confidential information and confirms the client's presence in the agency.
2. Directing the coworker to ask the friend is acknowledging the friend's presence.
4. Talking about the client's surgery is disclosing private health information.
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