Essay On Truth Telling
Truth Be Told?
Truth-telling is a moral issue or argument that has caused many problems in healthcare. That is why it is significant that people should truly understand what truth-telling means. Defined in the medical dictionary truth-telling is, a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as use of whole truth, partial truth, or decision delay to promote the patient's self-determination and well-being (Keane 175). According to Thomasma, in the article “Telling the Truth to Patients: A Clinical Ethics Exploration”, truth-telling to a patient is important because it is “a right, a utility, and a kindness,” but it can be trumped by more important values (Thomasma 141). According to Lipkin, in the article “On Telling Patients the Truth” he argues that because the stress of being sick can distort patients’ thinking and because they lack understanding of medical concepts, it is …show more content…
“Many physicians are concerned about the effects of unveiling too much harmful injurious information to patients (Braddock).” If such exposure is understood with proper sympathy and subtlety, there is insufficient factual indication to hold such a disillusionment. Some physician think that withholding harmful information from a patient could be a resolution to prevent a patient from acting out of one’s place. This I believe is morally wrong and could have a big effect on a physicians practice if publicity finds out there regularly physician withholds information from their patients.
Throughout childhood many of my elders consistently said to be honest at any time even when you know the consequences could factor the situation. However, one wonders whether telling the truth is the leading option. Most people believe telling the truth is morally the right thing to do. In some cases, telling the truth can hurt someone's feelings. Could it be morally right to lie in order to spare someone’s
Truth-telling is a moral issue or argument that has caused many problems in healthcare. That is why it is significant that people should truly understand what truth-telling means. Defined in the medical dictionary truth-telling is, a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as use of whole truth, partial truth, or decision delay to promote the patient's self-determination and well-being (Keane 175). According to Thomasma, in the article “Telling the Truth to Patients: A Clinical Ethics Exploration”, truth-telling to a patient is important because it is “a right, a utility, and a kindness,” but it can be trumped by more important values (Thomasma 141). According to Lipkin, in the article “On Telling Patients the Truth” he argues that because the stress of being sick can distort patients’ thinking and because they lack understanding of medical concepts, it is …show more content…
“Many physicians are concerned about the effects of unveiling too much harmful injurious information to patients (Braddock).” If such exposure is understood with proper sympathy and subtlety, there is insufficient factual indication to hold such a disillusionment. Some physician think that withholding harmful information from a patient could be a resolution to prevent a patient from acting out of one’s place. This I believe is morally wrong and could have a big effect on a physicians practice if publicity finds out there regularly physician withholds information from their patients.
Throughout childhood many of my elders consistently said to be honest at any time even when you know the consequences could factor the situation. However, one wonders whether telling the truth is the leading option. Most people believe telling the truth is morally the right thing to do. In some cases, telling the truth can hurt someone's feelings. Could it be morally right to lie in order to spare someone’s