The two basic ethical principles underlying the provision of health care are
a. beneficence and nonmaleficence. c. fidelity and nonmaleficence.
b. veracity and beneficence. d. veracity and fidelity.
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The two basic ethical principles underlying the provision of health care are beneficence and nonmaleficence.
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