A Consumer Is Learning About Electronic Health Records at a Local

A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, "I am worried that someone can read my health information and I really don't understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality." The nurse explains that an example of confidentiality would be:

A) a pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy."
B) a patient who does not tell the physician that he has been treated for a sexually transmitted disease.
C) a teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and withholds information about her use of recreational drugs.
D) locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing patient information.

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