Martha is a 91 year old lady with progressive memory issues who fell and broke h

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Martha is a 91 year old lady with progressive memory issues who fell and broke her hip. She wants to be discharged from the hospital to her home but the healthcare team and family do not believe she has the ability nor cognitive ability to make sound decisions allowing for a safe recovery. Her daughter is her designated Power of Attorney makes the decision for Martha to go to a short term rehab facility for a few weeks. The moral principle at issue in this situation is:

Question 2 options: Justice Autonomy Confidentiality Justice

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As per the patients condition,she cannot be discharged from the hospital as she will not be able to take care of herself and she need nursing care and physicians guidance for medication purpose.As her daughter is her designated power of attorney has a right to take decisions should take care of the confidentiality and justice for the patient.The medical ethics is not the application of rules ,but the careful consideration of principles in decision making about human action.The power of attorney includes- justics ,beneficience,non malificence,justice,veracity and fidelity.

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