Abstract
Freedom of information is important in any walk of life, and health care is no exception. We all debate how much patients should be told about their condition. Health professionals have to consider where to draw the line between full disclosure, which is the patient’s right, and withholding certain information on the assumption that to disclose would not be in the patient’s interests.
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Melia, K.M. (1989). Acts of Faith. In: Everyday Nursing Ethics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10399-7_11
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