Beech Maureen
Somerset Primary Care Trust, Bridgwater, Somerset.
Nurs Stand. 2007;21(21):42-6. doi: 10.7748/ns2007.01.21.21.42.c4513.
This article examines the circumstances in which dilemmas might arise between the need to maintain a patient's confidentiality and the need to disclose information. The author explains that nurses should be familiar with their professional code of conduct and keep up to date with any changes in the law to understand when it might be justified to override the duty of confidentiality.
本文探讨了在维护患者保密需求与披露信息需求之间可能出现困境的情形。作者解释说，护士应熟悉其职业行为准则，并随时了解法律的任何变化，以明白何时违背保密义务可能是合理的。
