A 13-year-old female is brought to the family planning clinic by her enraged father, who has just learned that she is pregnant
The pregnant client states, "I want to have this baby and give it up for adoption." However, the father is adamant that she will disgrace the family and demands that the health care providers tell his daughter that she has a physical condition that would prohibit her from carrying this baby to a viable stage. The nurse realizes that this is a conflict that involves the ethical principle of:
a. deontology.
b. veracity.
c. autonomy.
d. beneficence.
ANS: B
Correct: Veracity is telling the truth in personal communication as a moral and ethical requirement.
Incorrect:
a. Deontology is an approach that is rooted in the assumption that an action or practice is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of good consequences or to the least possible balance of bad consequences.
c. Autonomy is the principle of respect for the individual person. All persons have unconditional intrinsic value. People are self-determining agents who are entitled to decide their own destiny.
d. Beneficence means promoting goodness, kindness, and charity.
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