A visitor asks the nurse questions about a client's health status. What should the nurse respond to ...

C
Explanation:  A) Clients are protected by law against unauthorized release of personal clinical data such as diagnoses. The nurse violates the client's privacy by telling the visitor about the length of the client's hospitalization.
B) Clients are protected by law against unauthorized release of personal clinical data such as diagnoses. The nurse is telling a visitor that the client needs to go on hospice which is a violation of the client's privacy.
C) Confidential information may be released with the consent of the client.
D) Clients are protected by law against unauthorized release of personal clinical data such as diagnoses. The nurse is telling a stranger that the client is not doing very well which is a violation of the client's privacy.