Every healthcare provider understands and respects the need for patient privacy and confidentiality. As nurses, we see and hear confidential information every day. For instance, the IV bags and medicines are now routinely labeled with the patient’s name. This step we take to assure that we are delivering the right care to the right patient for their safety. QSEN define safety as “minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.” When I see those labels in open trash receptacles in patient rooms, I am asking myself, have we compromised the patient’s confidentiality? Last night at my clinical site I noticed on medicine cabinet an important message for nurses. It states that all labels
