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Lying to patients: can it ever be justified?

J Martin

    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |January 20, 1993
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    Truth-telling in healthcare is essential. While withholding information may be permissible if requested by the patient, deliberately lying to patients lacks moral justification in medical ethics.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Ethics
    • Bioethics
    • Nursing Practice

    Background:

    • Historically, withholding or falsifying patient information has been present in medical and nursing practices.
    • The ethical implications of truth-telling versus deception in healthcare require ongoing examination.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the principle of veracity (truth-telling) in relation to core medical ethics tenets.
    • To evaluate the moral justification for health professionals providing false information to patients.

    Main Methods:

    • Ethical analysis of veracity within the framework of established medical ethics principles.
    • Review of historical and contemporary perspectives on truth-telling in patient care.

    Main Results:

    • Veracity is intrinsically linked to patient autonomy, beneficence, and non-maleficence.
    • Withholding information may be ethically acceptable under specific circumstances, such as patient request.

    Conclusions:

    • There is no moral justification for healthcare professionals to deliberately lie to patients.
    • Upholding veracity is a fundamental ethical obligation in nursing and medical practice.

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