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Title: An adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill my
Post by: new-york-er on Oct 21, 2015
An adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill my father, but you can't tell anyone." Select the nurse's best response.
a.   "You are right. Federal law requires me to keep clinical information private."
b.   "I am obligated to share that information with the treatment team."
c.   "Those kinds of thoughts will make your hospitalization longer."
d.   "You should share this thought with your psychiatrist."


Title: Re: An adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill
Post by: espreso on Oct 25, 2015
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Title: Re: An adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill my
Post by: new-york-er on Oct 26, 2015
Great explanation, I appreciate the effort. This answered my question.


Title: Re: An adolescent hospitalized after a violent physical outburst tells the nurse, "I'm going to kill my
Post by: espreso on Oct 26, 2015
Let me know if you need more of an explanation.