Confidentiality
All physicians should keep promises and not break confidentiality with their patients. If you were to go to the doctor, wouldn’t you want to be able to tell your doctor anything and trust them not to tell anyone else? Physicians are supposed to help you, protect you, and create a trustworthy environment. A case study was written, about Carlos and his sister Consuela that almost breaks the line of this confidential wall between Carlos and his physician. Various arguments are made relating to both sides of this case study. The physician should not break this confidentiality between themselves and the patient relating to his sister knowing he is HIV positive. With the proper first aid training, Consuela would know how to protect herself from harmful infections and diseases. Consuela has the first aid training that is needed to for the job “… Older sister Consuela, who in fact was willing to accept this burden…” (Fleck). In other words, because she has the proper training, there is no reason as the physician to tell her that Carlos is HIV positive. “Carlos had no objection to Consuela’s providing this care, but he insisted absolutely that she …show more content…
But, Consuela is not in harms way because of first aid training. There are various ways to way the options when breeching confidentiality, but with this case, there is no need to break confidentiality (Kipnis, 14). Consuela would not be easily infected while treating Carlos. I would urge Carlos to make the right decision, and that would be to tell Consuela to be extra careful with bandaging him because he is HIV positive. It’s not my responsibility as the physician to tell her and break confidentiality. “A physician can prefer nuts and confidentially to universal candor. While there is a preference for nuts personally, the preference for confidentiality is a value all doctors out to possess” (Kipnis,
All physicians should keep promises and not break confidentiality with their patients. If you were to go to the doctor, wouldn’t you want to be able to tell your doctor anything and trust them not to tell anyone else? Physicians are supposed to help you, protect you, and create a trustworthy environment. A case study was written, about Carlos and his sister Consuela that almost breaks the line of this confidential wall between Carlos and his physician. Various arguments are made relating to both sides of this case study. The physician should not break this confidentiality between themselves and the patient relating to his sister knowing he is HIV positive. With the proper first aid training, Consuela would know how to protect herself from harmful infections and diseases. Consuela has the first aid training that is needed to for the job “… Older sister Consuela, who in fact was willing to accept this burden…” (Fleck). In other words, because she has the proper training, there is no reason as the physician to tell her that Carlos is HIV positive. “Carlos had no objection to Consuela’s providing this care, but he insisted absolutely that she …show more content…
But, Consuela is not in harms way because of first aid training. There are various ways to way the options when breeching confidentiality, but with this case, there is no need to break confidentiality (Kipnis, 14). Consuela would not be easily infected while treating Carlos. I would urge Carlos to make the right decision, and that would be to tell Consuela to be extra careful with bandaging him because he is HIV positive. It’s not my responsibility as the physician to tell her and break confidentiality. “A physician can prefer nuts and confidentially to universal candor. While there is a preference for nuts personally, the preference for confidentiality is a value all doctors out to possess” (Kipnis,