title: Confidentiality in home and hospice nursing. Protecting vulnerable populations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Central Florida at Daytona Beach, 1200 International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, USA. gropper@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gropper
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giovinco
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care