Discuss the Importance of Confidentiality

Discuss the importance of confidentiality and this statement from the Nursing
Midwifery Council,
"as a Registered Nurse, Midwife or Health Visitor, you are personally
accountable for your practice. In caring for patients and clients, you must
protect confidential information", ( NMC, 2002 ).
The author of this essay is a student nurse who has recently completed their first clinical placement. The placement was a day hospital for people over the age of sixty five, who were experiencing mental health problems. The essay begins by discussing why confidentiality is important. …