When is a nurse required to break confidentiality?
A. When a client's next of kin asks for the diagnosis
B. When the parents of a 16-year-old ask why their child spent the night in the emergency department
C. When the press asks for an update on a trauma victim
D. When a client or others may be harmed
Answer: D. The CNA's Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses states that confidentiality is fundamental to the nurse-client relationship, and may only be broken if the client will harm himself or others.
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