The advance practice nurse receives results from an MRI indicating an elderly patient has cancer. The nurse decides not to tell the patient of the diagnosis, since their advanced directive states they would not undergo treatment for cancer. This violates which ethical principle?

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The ethical principle of veracity involves telling the truth and being honest with patients. By withholding the cancer diagnosis, the nurse is not being truthful with the patient.

The Advance Practice Nurse Receives Results from an MRI Indicating