While visiting the community mental health center, a client with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder asks the nurse if what is shared with the staff will be shared with family members. How should the nurse respond to this client?

This response accurately and transparently explains the limits of confidentiality, which is a fundamental ethical and legal practice. It assures the client that their privacy is respected while also clarifying the specific circumstanceÔÇöa threat to their own or someone else's safetyÔÇöunder which information must be disclosed. Providing a written policy (A) is impersonal and may not directly answer the client's immediate concern. Assuring complete confidentiality (C) is misleading and unethical, as it omits the critical safety exceptions. Nodding without a verbal commitment (D) is ambiguous and violates the principle of informed consent in the therapeutic relationship.