A psychiatric nurse working on an inpatient unit receives a call asking if an individual has been a client in the facility.Which nursing response reflects appropriate legal and ethical obligations?
A) Refusing to give any information to the caller, citing rules of confidentiality
B) Refusing to give any information to the caller by hanging up
C) Affirming that the person has been seen at the facility but providing no further information
D) Suggesting that the caller speak to the client's therapist
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