The professional nurse realizes there is both a legal and an ethical o

The professional nurse realizes there is both a legal and an ethical obligation to keep client infor-mation obtained through examination, observation, conversation, or treatment:

1. Secured
2. Accessible
3. Confidential
4. Documented

ANSWER

ANS: 3
Nurses are legally and ethically obligated to keep information about clients confidential. Nurses may not discuss a client’s examination, observation, conversation, or treatment with other clients or staff not involved in the client’s care. The other options are primarily directed towards written records and are not ethically oriented.