Case situation #1: Barbara needs more time to tell her father that he cannot return home and live alone after his stroke. He needs to go to a skilled nursing facility for care and rehabilitation. She had promised 5 years ago when her mother died that he could come and live with her. But that was before becoming a single parent to two school-age children. Her father keeps asking the nurse when he can go home. Identify the ethical issue involved for each of the following individuals.
-Barbara is faced with the dilemma of

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Barbara's ethical issue involves veracity, which refers to the obligation to tell the truth. She is struggling with how and when to honestly communicate to her father about his living arrangements post-stroke, contrasting with her previous promise.

Case Situation #1: Barbara Needs More Time to Tell Her