ABSTRACT

Daisy is a nurse working on an orthopaedic ward. She has established a rapport with a patient, Janine, who has been admitted under the orthopaedic team for surgical repair of a fractured wrist. Janine told the consultant that her injuries were sustained falling down the stairs. However, during a chat with Daisy, Janine asks ‘is everything I tell you confidential?’. She then confides to Daisy that her husband has become increasingly violent and pushed her down the stairs.