Supposed you have a patient who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She asked you...

Supposed you have a patient who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She asked you not to tell the truth to her immediate family specially her daughter who is currently having her review for a licensure examination. She said that she will feel sad if she sees her child suffering from the news of her health condition. Applying the principles of deontology, what will be your decision or course of action?

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* Looking to the scenerio given amd principle of deontology the course of action of Nurse .

- principle of deontology stated that doing anything that harm is bad , but doing anything that benefit is good .

So here the condition of mother is at stage 4 cancer , now looking to the condition and type of cancer with prognosis and life span of the patient i.e., how much is the approximately survival time for that type of cancer and looking to the age of her daughter and her academic year of credential and dates Nurse should not inform to about cancer to the daughter of the patient but Nurse should inform her other immediate relative so as to assure the care of patient at home and to receive the periodically treatment time to time . This course of action can benefit the both the person , patient daughter will not loose her emotions and patient's care also will be proceeded . And as soon as her daughter complete her credentials she should make aware of all the things which she was kept away from and why .

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