A psychiatric nurse who is working in an inpatient unit receives a call asking if an individual has ever been a client in the facility. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate based on legal and ethical obligations?
A) Confirm that the person has been seen at the facility but give no further information.
B) Hang up on the caller.
C) Refuse to give any information at all to the caller, citing rules of confidentiality.
D) Suggest that the caller speak to the client's therapist.
C
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A) Retinal blood vessel damage B) Chronic kidney disease C) Impending stroke D) Hypertensive emergency
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a. Collaborate with the physician for further medication orders b. Instruct the patient about low sodium and low fat diets c. Refer the patient to the cardiac rehabilitation program for a home-care exercise program d. Consult with physical therapist for cardiac rehabilitation exercises