ConfidentialityA strong duty with recognised limits, and the tests applied before any disclosure.NursingThe dutyShared for care, on aneed-to-know basisDiscussion in corridors and lifts isa breachRecords opened only for alegitimate purposeAccess is logged and auditedThe duty continues after deathand dischargeSocial media disclosure is neveracceptableRecognised limitsThe person consents to thedisclosureRequired by law or a court orderRisk of serious harm to theperson or othersSafeguarding a child or adult atriskNotifiable public healthcircumstancesShare the minimum necessary,and record whyTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSFailing to share when there is a safeguarding concern is as serious afailure as disclosing without a basis.Educational reference. Disclosure grounds and thresholds are set bylaw and local policy, and differ by country. Take advice beforeConfidentialitylearnposters.com
Confidentiality — printable life science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Confidentiality poster

The duty against Recognised limits, side by side.

Educational reference. Disclosure grounds and thresholds are set by law and local policy, and differ by country. Take advice before disclosing.

Questions about the Confidentiality poster

What’s on the Confidentiality poster?
The duty against Recognised limits, side by side. The duty: Shared for care, on a need-to-know basis; The duty: Discussion in corridors and lifts is a breach; The duty: Records opened only for a legitimate purpose; The duty: Access is logged and audited; The duty: The duty continues after death and discharge; The duty: Social media disclosure is never acceptable; Recognised limits: The person consents to the disclosure; Recognised limits: Required by law or a court order; Recognised limits: Risk of serious harm to the person or others; Recognised limits: Safeguarding a child or adult at risk; Recognised limits: Notifiable public health circumstances; Recognised limits: Share the minimum necessary, and record why; Failing to share when there is a safeguarding concern is as serious a failure as disc…. Educational reference. Disclosure grounds and thresholds are set by law and local policy, and differ by country. Take advice before disclosing.
Who is the Confidentiality poster for?
Confidentiality belongs to the Nursing section rather than to a school year, because life science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning professional practice can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Confidentiality poster?
The question is never whether to share, but what, with whom, and on what basis. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Confidentiality belongs on the wall where that life science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Confidentiality?
Clinical Governance, Cultural Safety and Delegation sit alongside Confidentiality in the Nursing section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Clinical GovernanceCultural SafetyDelegation
Is the Confidentiality poster free to download and print?
Yes. Confidentiality downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Nursing section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Confidentiality poster print at?
Confidentiality is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Confidentiality loses nothing.Printing guide

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