A nurse caring for a cancer patient demonstrates paternalism when she cannot decide if she should give the patient discouraging lab results. This dilemma represents a conflict between which principles?
A. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
B. Autonomy and beneficence
C. Justice and veracity
D. Autonomy and justice
Ans: B. Autonomy and beneficence
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