The emergency department nurse provides care to a 17-year-ol…
The emergency department nurse provides care to a 17-year-old patient who is diagnosed with cervical cancer secondary to human papillomavirus. The patient declines treatment and states, “I don’t want my parents to know I have been sexually active. If they find out about the cancer, they’ll know I have been having sex.” When planning a course of action, the nurse recognizes a conflict between the ethical principles of nonmaleficence and __________.