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confidential reports

  • CNA
  • Legal and Ethical Behavior
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

At a community event, a neighbor asks the nursing assistant what a named resident’s care plan says. The neighbor is not involved in the resident’s care. What should the assistant do?

  1. Decline to discuss the resident’s care plan.✓ Correct

    This keeps the resident’s care information private.

  2. Describe only the resident’s current care needs.✗ Incorrect

    Those needs are still private information.

  3. Read the plan aloud without providing a copy.✗ Incorrect

    Speaking the details still discloses them.

  4. Explain the plan if the neighbor promises secrecy.✗ Incorrect

    A promise does not establish a care role or authorization.

Answer

A. Decline to discuss the resident’s care plan.

Rationale

A care plan contains information entrusted to the care team. A social acquaintance has no role in the resident’s care that would justify this disclosure.

RememberKeep care-plan details within authorized care communication.

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