The answer to this question is that the items included in a privileged note would not be included in a client’s progress note because of their confidential nature. Privileged notes are private, internal communications between healthcare professionals regarding the care and treatment of a patient (Barretto & Wright, 2019). They are typically kept separate from other clinical documentation due to their sensitive and confidential content which may contain information such as diagnoses or prognoses that could potentially be used against the patient if made public (Hendrickson et al., 2017).

In contrast, progress notes are formal written documents containing assessments and observations about a client’s condition along with any treatments plans or recommendations given by practitioners over time (Gillespie et al., 2018). This type of record is necessary for tracking changes in an individual’s health status accurately so it important that all relevant data including physical exams, lab tests results and detailed information about medications taken etc..be documented properly within these files.