A good friend of the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)confides that she is in a serious romantic relationship with a man the LPN/LVN had as a patient when he was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).The policies of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)prevent the nurse from warning her friend.This situation is a moral:

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Moral distress occurs when a nurse feels powerless because moral beliefs cannot be honored because of institutional or other barriers.

A Good Friend of the Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN)confides That