Cno Case Study

In this paper I will discuss the ethical dilemmas, ethical principles, values from CNO, and CNA, I will also discuss the laws. I will give opinions about my chosen scenario, how I felt and what I thought of it. The best action based on the analysis of this situation is for the nurse not to disclose this patient private and confidential information to her friend. Because if the nurse gives any information of her patient to her friend goes against CNO professional standards, (CNO, 2002). CNO defines standards as “Standards apply to all nurses regardless of their role, job description or area of practice,” (CNO, 2002).

The main ethical issue in this scenario is that the nurse can’t be his friend that the patient he dated is HIV positive, that’s because it goes against CNO Practice standard of Confidentiality and privacy (CNO, 2009). According to CNO “Nurses have ethical and legal responsibilities to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of client health information obtained while providing care,” (CNO, 2009). The nurse is in a bad

The CNO commitment that is involved in this case is “maintaining commitments” to her profession and patient, according to CNO Practice standard (CNO, 2009). Even though her friend is involved her commitment is to patient, the patient is her priority (CNO, 2009). The CNA values that are involved in this scenario are; “Privacy and Confidentiality and Health and well-being”. “Providing care and welfare of the patient first foremost at all times”, her job is to care for her patient while maintaining her patient’s information private and confidential, her patient’s information is not to share with no one, except those who are directly involved in care of the patient, (CNA,