The health care team is addressing an ethical issue regarding one client's continuing care. The nurse wants to ensure that the principle of justice is taken into consideration
Which of the following ethical decision-making modules would support this principle?
1. Medical indications
2. Patient preferences
3. Quality of life
4. Contextual features
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The contextual features ethical decision-making model supports the ethical principle of justice. Medical indications support the ethical principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence. Patient preferences support the ethical principle of autonomy. Quality of life supports the ethical principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, and autonomy.
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