A nurse works on a unit that has admitted its first client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.The nurse overhears other staff members talking about the "AIDS guy" and wondering how the client contracted the disease.What action by the nurse is best?

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The professional nurse should be able to confront unethical behavior assertively.The staff should not be talking about clients unless they have a need to do so for client care.Ignoring the behavior may be more comfortable,but the nurse is abdicating responsibility.The behavior may need to be reported,but not as a first step.Telling the client that others are talking about him or her does not accomplish anything.

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