During a routine check-up, Jake, a high school medical assistant intern, recognizes his classmate in the waiting room. Later, he accidentally glimpses the classmate's chart and sees a sensitive diagnosis. Jake feels torn between his curiosity and his professional duty to maintain patient confidentiality. He must decide whether to keep this information strictly to himself or risk breaching ethical standards by discussing it with friends at school. This scenario describes which term :

Question

During a routine check-up, Jake, a high school medical assistant intern, recognizes his classmate in the waiting room. Later, he accidentally glimpses the classmate's chart and sees a sensitive diagnosis. Jake feels torn between his curiosity and his professional duty to maintain patient confidentiality. He must decide whether to keep this information strictly to himself or risk breaching ethical standards by discussing it with friends at school. This scenario describes which term : 
Responses

empathy
empathy

honesty
honesty

tact
tact

discretion

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The scenario describes the term **discretion**. Discretion refers to the ability to make judicious decisions and maintain confidentiality, particularly in a professional context where sensitive information is involved. In this case, Jake must decide whether to respect his classmate's privacy and maintain confidentiality about the sensitive diagnosis he encountered.