A nurse who is working with a client who has been diagnosed with AIDS

A nurse who is working with a client who has been diagnosed with AIDS reveals the client’s name and diagnosis with a co-worker on the way downstairs in an elevator.

Unknowingly, a friend of the client that happens to be sharing the elevator and hears the entire story. The nurse who shared the information may be held liable for:
1. Slander
2. Assault
3. Malpractice
4. Invasion of privacy

 

ANSWER

ANS: 1
A nurse can be held liable for slander if he or she shares private client information that can be overheard by others. Assault is any intentional threat to bring about harmful or offensive contact. No actual contact is necessary. The nurse in this situation has not committed assault. Malpractice is negligence committed by a professional such as a nurse or physician. Nursing malpractice re-sults when care falls below the standard of care. This case is not an example of malpractice. Inva-sion of privacy occurs when the client has unwanted intrusion into his or her private affairs. This case is not an example of invasion of privacy. This instance falls under the category of defama-tion of character.

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