Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 92%
Simulated
What would be the most appropriate action by the student nurse when the client asked the student nurse to keep it a secret that the client plans to kill a family member?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The student nurse must tell the client that he/she cannot keep that secret and report it to the instructor and/or staff member is correct; the student nurse has a duty to report any threats of harm to others. The student nurse must tell the client that he/she will keep the secret and then tell the instructor and/or staff is dishonest and unethical. The student must respect the client's privacy and not tell anyone is incorrect; the nurse has a duty to report threats to safety. The student nurse must tell the instructor and then ask the instructor to keep it a secret is incorrect; the instructor also has a duty to report threats to safety.