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DelorasTo

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on: Jul 19, 2018
When is a nurse legally obligated to breach confidentiality?
 
  A) At any time a client is threatening
  B) If threats are made to an outside party
  C) Whenever the client becomes aggressive
  D) When the client violates the nurse's boundaries

Question 2

A client hospitalized for treatment of schizophrenia has been receiving olanzapine (Zyprexa) for the past 2 months. The nurse would be especially alert for which of the following?
 
  A) Weight loss
  B) Hypertension
  C) Diarrhea
  D) Diabetes


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback: The duty to warn a third party exists when a client threatens harm to that third party; the client's confidentiality is overridden. Answer A, C, and D are not situations in which confidentiality may be breached.

Answer to Question 2

A


DelorasTo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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