A nurse is caring for a patient who has colon cancer. The interprofess

QUESTION

A nurse is caring for a patient who has colon cancer. The interprofessional team met to discuss some changes in the patient’s plan of care.

The nurse discusses the changes with the patient’s daughter before discussing anything with the patient. Which did the nurse violate?
a. The Patient Care Partnership
b. The Fifth Amendment
c. The American Disabilities Act
d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

ANSWER:

ANS: D