What guidance can be provided by the application of ethical principles/theory and the nursing code of ethics to this specific situation?

write from a Beginner-level standpoint

Secret Diagnosis

An 18 year old and
was complaining of severe shortness of breath. He did not travel
outside of the country and denied involvement with illegal drugs. The
physician discovered a mass in the patient’s lung and diagnosed him with
a severe case of lung cancer. The family spoke to the doctor privately
and did not want their child, (the patient) to know about the cancer.
The family was from a different culture and in that culture it was
typical to hide a poor prognosis from the patient.

questions to be answered for case study
Who are the key individuals involved?
If you were the nurse involved . . . what did you do or would you do?
What
guidance can be provided by the application of ethical
principles/theory and the nursing code of ethics to this specific
situation?
Identify resources available to nurses to assist and support them through this type of situation.

Please use any of these resources to answer case study
Textbook reference is required as a reference
1.Textbook Blais Ch. 4 – Ethical Foundations of Professional Nursing (required to use as for answering case study) will upload pages on to files
reference
Blais, K. K. & Hayes, J. S. (2016). Professional nursing practice (7th ed.). Pearson Educational

2. American Nurses Association. (2015) Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. (Available below).

3.Pavlish, C., Brown-Saltzman, K. Hersh, M., Shirk, M. & Nudelman, O. (2011). Early indicators and risk factors for ethical issues in clinical practice. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(1), 13-21. (Locate article in the online library).

Optional websites to visit:

ANA Centers for Ethics and Human Rights http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards.aspx –

Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity – www.cbhd.org

Nursing Ethics Network http://jmrileyrn.tripod.com/nen/nen.html

Ethics Continuing Education Courses http://cecourses.org/ethics/

Ethics Study of Physicians (2010) – results of a survey of more than 10,000 MDs http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/public/ethical-dilemmas

Highly recommended Article:

Madden, K. (2020). Have we forgotten or become complicit: a story about our code of ethics for nurses. American Nurse 15(9) https://www.myamericannurse.com/have-we-forgotten-or-become-complicit-a-story-about-our-code-of-ethics-for-nurses/

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