A client at the nurses outpatient clinic is also an employee at the nurses spouse’s restaurant. Coping with workplace stress is a significant challenge for this client.
When the nurses spouse asks if the employee is receiving treatment, the response should be based on which of the following?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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Question

A client at the nurses outpatient clinic is also an employee at the nurses spouse’s restaurant. Coping with workplace stress is a significant challenge for this client.  
   When the nurses spouse asks if the employee is receiving treatment, the response should be based on which of the following? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Confirming the individual’s status as a client of the clinic is a breach of confidentiality

Answer

As an employer, the spouse has a vicarious interest in the health of their employee

Answer

Disclosure within the marital unit is privileged, but the nurse will be liable if the spouse shares the client information with anyone else

Answer

Client confidentiality requires that the nurse not disclose the client’s diagnosis or prognosis, and instead only provide generalities to their spouse

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