An Elderly Care Recipient Has Recently Been Diagnosed with Cancer

Multiple Choice

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

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