NCLEX-RN

Category - Care Management

The nurse can legally and ethically disclose confidential information in all of the following situations except:
  1. A client with an uncontrolled seizure disorder who works as a taxi driver.
  2. A client who tells the nurse about killing himself.
  3. A married client diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus.
  4. A client who threatens to harm another client in the unit.
Explanation
Answer: C -HIV tests and the results of the tests are confidential, but the newly-diagnosed client must be encouraged by the nurse to share his diagnosis with others. A nurse can lawfully disclose confidential information about a client if his diagnosis or medical condition imperils his or her safety or those of others.
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