Authors
O'Sullivan, ElizabethAffiliation
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Co Mayo. lizosul@eircom.netIssue Date
2012-01-31T15:55:09ZMeSH
Attitude of Health PersonnelEthics, Medical
Humans
Nurse-Patient Relations/ethics
Physician-Patient Relations/*ethics
Professional Autonomy
*Prognosis
Social Justice/standards
Terminal Care/*ethics
Truth Disclosure/*ethics
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Nurs Stand. 2009 Aug 5-11;23(48):35-40.Journal
Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)PubMed ID
19753871Abstract
The issue of whether patients should always be told the truth regarding their diagnosis and prognosis has afforded much debate in healthcare literature. This article examines telling the truth from an ethical perspective. It puts forward arguments for and against being honest with patients, using a clinical example to illustrate each point.Language
engISSN
0029-6570 (Print)0029-6570 (Linking)
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