A Nurse Is Conducting a Health Assessment of an Adult

A nurse is conducting a health assessment of an adult patient when the patient asks, Why do you need all this health information and who is going to see it? What is the nurses best response?

A) Please do not worry. It is safe and will be used only to help us with your care. Its accessible to a wide variety of people who are invested in your health.
B) It is good you asked and you have a right to know; your information helps us to provide you with the best possible care, and your records are in a secure place.
C) Your health information is placed on secure Web sites to provide easy access to anyone wishing to see your medical records. This ensures continuity of care.
D) Health information becomes the property of the hospital and we will make sure that no one sees it. Then, in 2 years, we destroy all records and the process starts over.