Confidentiality in home and hospice nursing. Protecting vulnerable populations.
Nurses are taught early in their educational experience the importance of keeping confidential information they have learned about the people for whom they provide care. This article describes a scenario where confidentiality is breached and how the intended "good works" actually resulted in unintended harm.
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School of Nursing, University of Central Florida at Daytona Beach, 1200 International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, USA. gropper@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
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D003219:Confidentiality; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care