Question

a nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of cancer. which of the following actions by the nurse maintains the client’s confidentiality?

• sharing the client’s prognosis with a member of the client’s family
• discussing the client’s status with a member of the spiritual support team
• collaborating with a nurse from another unit about the client’s care
• providing client information to another nurse at change of shift

Explanation:

• For the first option: Sharing prognosis with family without client consent breaches confidentiality.
• For the second option: Discussing with spiritual support team without proper authorization (like client consent) is a breach.
• For the third option: Collaborating with a nurse from another unit who isn't involved in the client's care is inappropriate and breaches confidentiality.
• For the fourth option: Providing client info to another nurse at change of shift is part of hand - off communication in healthcare, which is necessary for continuity of care and maintains confidentiality as the new nurse will be involved in the client's care.

Answer:

D. Providing client information to another nurse at change of shift