Professional Documents
Culture Documents
DISCUSSION
BY
Dr.Armah
Asking the spouse to take all the alcohol out of the house
Accepting the client's choice and not intervening
Reminding the client that the action may be an end-of-life decision
Refusing to care for the client because of the client's noncompliance
A client asks you not to tell his wife that he has cancer. He
does not want to burden her with this information. What
would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
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It does not matter what is disclosed, the media will find out any way.
According to beneficence, the nurse has an obligation to implement actions
that will benefit clients.