Which of the following actions is acceptable as an exception to a nurse's obligation regarding confidentiality?
a. Reporting certain diseases to public health authority
b. Discussing a patient's care with someone who does not know the patient
c. Leaving printouts of lab reports on the desk in the physicians' lounge as a convenience
d. Discussing a patient's condition in a public place as long as the patient's name is not mentioned
ANS: A
A
Exceptions to confidentiality include reporting certain diseases to the appropriate public health authority.
B
It is inappropriate to discuss a patient with anyone outside of the treatment team.
C
Patient records must be kept private at all times.
D
Even if the patient's name is not mentioned, discussing a patient in public is a violation of privacy because someone listening may be able to determine the patient's identity from the discussion.
You might also like to view...
A nurse compares normal to abnormal vascular findings during a skin assessment. Which of the following are considered normal vascular findings? Select all that apply
A) Purpura B) Cherry angioma C) Spider angioma D) Nevus flammeus E) Urticaria F) Capillary hemangioma
A patient with a subclavian catheter is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). In preparing a care plan for this patient, the nurse will give highest priority to which of the following nursing diagnoses?
A) Risk for activity intolerance related to the presence of a subclavian catheter B) Risk for infection related to the presence of a subclavian catheter C) Risk for loneliness related to need for isolation related to the presence of a subclavian catheter D) Risk for caregiver role strain related to the care of a subclavian catheter
In planning the care for a client diagnosed with heart failure, which of the following would be an appropriate goal?
1. Reduce myocardial contractility. 2. Increase cardiac workload. 3. Decrease ejection fraction. 4. Increase activity levels.
The nurse notes that a new father gazes at his baby for prolonged periods of time and comments that his baby is beautiful and he is very happy having a baby. These behaviors are commonly associated with:
a. Bonding b. Engrossment c. Couvade syndrome d. Attachment