It is morally permissible for nurses to access the criminal history of prisoner-patients?

What is it about?

Nurses who treat prisoners in the hospital sometimes look up information about their patients' criminal history on public crime databases. This paper argues that this practice is unethical. In order for nurses to fulfill their moral responsibilities to their patients, they ought to refrain from accessing information about a patient's criminal history.

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Why is it important?

This paper argues that it is morally wrong for nurses to look up publicly available information about prisoner-patients' criminal histories. This is important because this practice occurs, and it interferes with nurses' duty to care.