Which term represents the legal and ethical principle of keeping information private?

• A. Confidentiality
• B. Conduct
• C. Conflict resolution
• D. Converting measures

Answer: (A)

Keeping information private is confidentiality. It’s the duty to protect a resident’s personal health information and share it only with people who need to know to provide care or as required by law, while keeping all details secure and private from others. This is both a legal obligation and an ethical one, reinforced by laws like HIPAA and professional standards. In practice, it means not discussing a resident’s medical details in public areas, locking charts, and only sharing information with teammates who are directly involved in care or when proper consent or a mandated reporting rule applies. The other terms don’t fit because conduct is about behavior in general, conflict resolution is about solving disputes, and converting measures isn’t related to protecting privacy.