The nurse realizes that sharing one's computer password is a violation of which of the profes-sional nursing principles?
1. Advocacy
2. Responsibility
3. Accountability
4. Confidentiality
ANS: 4
When medical records are computerized, computer security measures include special access codes for all authorized users; sharing private passwords is a breech of client confidentiality because it allows unauthorized individuals to access client information. The remaining options are reflective of other professional principles.
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