An Elderly Client Has Recently Been Diagnosed with Cancer

An elderly client has recently been diagnosed with cancer. The client's family has asked the nurse to withhold this information from the client because they feel that this information would cause the client to give up on life and become very depressed. The nurse believes the client should be told this information. Which ethical principle is being upheld by the nurse?

A) Justice
B) Beneficence
C) Veracity
D) Nonmaleficence