Reference no: EM133219967

1. A Woman with Uterine Cancer You are the nurse caring for a woman scheduled for a hysterectomy because of uterine cancer. The community knows her surgeon as having a bad surgical record in general, but especially in performing hysterectomies. The woman previously heard gossip to this effect and asks you about it before her surgery because she is apprehensive about using the surgeon. You know at least one legal suit has been filed against him because you personally know the woman involved in a case of a botched hysterectomy. Your choices are as follows: (1) you could be brutally honest and truthful with your preoperative patient; (2) you could be part truthful by giving her correct information on certain pieces of the gossip to clarify misconceptions, but remaining silent on other parts of the gossip you know could be damaging; or (3) you could be totally untruthful by remaining silent or by telling her you have heard nothing.

Questions on the above case : 

A. Discuss these options and any other ideas you may have regarding this case. As a nurse who wants to be committed to an ethical nursing practice, what actions might you consider in this difficult circumstance? Be as objective as possible. 

B. Now that you have determined possible actions, please justify these actions by applying either deontological theory, utilitarian theory, or a virtue ethics approach.