The documentation provides information about the status of the patient and the care the nurse gives to the patient.Nurses have an ethical responsibility to safeguard information obtained in the context of the nurse-client relationship. The confidentiality means that the patient's<span> personal health information is kept private unless consent to release the information is provided by the </span>patient.The nurse should not disclose information without client consent or a legal obligation to do so unless there is a substantial risk of significant harm to the health or safety of the client or others.The key to preserving confidentiality is making sure that only authorized individuals have access to information.<span> Basic standards for passwords include requiring that they be changed at set intervals, setting a minimum number of characters, and prohibiting the reuse of passwords.</span>
