A new registered nurse is observed breaking sterile technique by the perioperative nurse. This is an example of a violation of which ethical principle?
a. Autonomy
b. Justice
c. Nonmaleficence
d. Confidentiality
C
Nonmaleficence means doing no harm to clients. A break in sterile technique could cause signif-icant harm to a patient by causing an infection. All other answers are incorrect.
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