Which ethical principle is upheld when the nurse meets with the managed care company repre-sentative and strongly advocates that a client remain in the hospital rather than being discharged after 5 days?
1. Autonomy
2. Fidelity
3. Paternalism
4. Distributive justice
ANS: 4
The principle of distributive justice holds that a person should be treated according to what is fair or owed. Often clients with mental disorders do not receive parity with individuals with physical illnesses. Option 1 relates to self-determination. Option 2 is concerned with primum non nocere. Option 3 is not an ethical principle.
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