Question

Several nurses on the same hospital unit communicate on the same social networking site. A nurse posts the following statement to the social networking page, "The lady in room 34 with heart failure was a train wreck!" In which manner has the nurse failed to apply the principles of confidentiality?

Answer 1

The nurse disclosed room number of patient and also the diagnosis.

Explanation:

Even if the nurse has not disclosed the name of patient, she disclosed other details of patient like the room number or diagnosis. Such kind of information when revealed breaches client confidentiality.  

In most instances, inappropriate leaks of information are accidental. Nurses may think that information they posted is private, however, in reality the information posted can be accessible shared to many other recipients. Also, there may be instances when the information deleted from a site can be still accessed by using other means.