A client comes to the hospital and is being treated for breast cancer.

QUESTION

A client comes to the hospital and is being treated for breast cancer. The client’s sister visits and is interested in her sister’s history after she left home.

The client’s sister doesn’t know much the client’s life in the last 10 years because she moved away to a city in another state. The client had an abortion in the past and has never told anyone. When working with families, what ethical issue can best describe a violation of the client’s privacy if information is presented to a family member without the client’s permission?

A) Confidentiality and privacy of one’s health care information
B) Family needs over individual client’s needs
C) Individual client’s needs over family needs
D) Adding family stressors to situation

ANSWER:

A