Question

The nurse questions a health care provider’s decision to not tell the patient about a cancer diagnosis. which ethical principle is the nurse trying to uphold for the patient?

Answer 1

The ethical principle that the nurse is taking uphold in regards with the patient is autonomy. It is being referred to freedom in which a person has a will of having to make a decision in which he or she disregards other factors that will disrupt his or her decision. When a nurse is having respect in the client's autonomy, the nurse would likely respect the wishes of the client and keep it confidential.