The home health nurse asks a child's mother many questions as part of the assessment. The mother answers many questions and then stops and says, "I don't know why you ask me all this. Who gets to know this information?" The nurse should take which action?

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Communication with the family should not be invasive. The nurse needs to explain the importance of collecting the information, its applicability to the child's care, and who will have access to the information. The mother is not being suspicious and is not necessarily withholding important information. She has a right to understand how the information she provides will be used. The nurse will need to share, through both oral and written communication, clinically relevant information with other involved health professionals.

The Home Health Nurse Asks a Child's Mother Many Questions