A practitioner and nurse are performing a dressing change on an unresponsive patient in room 14.The practitioner asks the nurse for an update on the patient in room 13.Which action should the nurse take next?
A) Give the update to the practitioner.
B) Refuse to give the update because of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
C) Give the update because the is patient's unconscious.
D) Refuse to give the update because of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

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Most specific to critical care clinicians is the privacy and confidentiality related to protection of health care data.This has implications when interacting with family members and others and the often very close work environments,tight working spaces,and emergency situations.A patient's unconscious state is not a reason for another patient's care to be discussed in his or her presence.Research shows hearing is the last sense to deteriorate.Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)has to do with safety in the workplace,not privacy and confidentiality.

A Practitioner and Nurse Are Performing a Dressing Change on an Unresponsive