The family of a terminally ill client requests that the client not be informed of the diagnosis. The nurse realizes this request is in conflict with which of the following moral principles?
1. Beneficence
2. Nonmaleficence
3. Justice
4. Veracity
4. Veracity
Rationale:
Veracity is the duty to tell the truth. The family of a terminally ill client is requesting that the diagnosis be withheld from the client, which would violate the principle of veracity. Beneficence is the duty to "do good.". Nonmaleficence is the duty to do no harm. Justice refers to fairness.
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