A patient has asked the nurse to explain her laboratory results. The nurse informs the patient that he must first assist another patient to the bathroom and then he will explain the results

The nurse assists the other patient to the bathroom and then returns to explain the results to the patient. What moral principle has the nurse displayed?
1) Nonmaleficence
2) Autonomy
3) Beneficence
4) Fidelity


ANS: 4

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