As a new nurse, you care about patients and their families more than anything else. Health privacy laws prohibit the sharing of health information without consent. However, the employer of one of your surgery patients needs to immediately confirm the timeline for recovery of that patient. Without this information, the patient could be fired from their job. You know this news would distress the patient and their family, so you try to help them by directly assuring the employer that the patient will be back to work in two weeks. As a result, the patient's job remains secure. What are the legality and ethics of your actions as a nurse in this scenario?

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The Answer is D

As a New Nurse, You Care About Patients and Their