Following a traumatic birth, an infant is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. When the grandparents arrive at the hospital, they #the nurse caring for the baby about its condition and plan of care
The nurse who provides this information without permission from the parents would be committing: 1. Negligence
2. A breach of privacy
3. Malpractice
4. A breach of ethics
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Rationale 1: Negligence occurs when the nurse does something or fails to do something that a reasonably prudent nurse would not do or would not have done
Rationale 2: A breach of privacy would have been committed in this situation because it violates the right to privacy of this family. The right to privacy is the right of a person to keep his person and property free from public scrutiny (even by other family members).
Rationale 3: A nurse charged with malpractice may face a lawsuit for engaging in nursing practice that caused harm to a patient.
Rationale 4: Ethics is a system of moral principles that guides nursing behavior. This situation does not describe an ethical issue.
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