A nurse loaning money to a patient/parent would likely be seen by most as a violation of which, if any, of the following?

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1. Beneficence Principle
2. Professional Boundary
3. Fidelity
4. All of the above

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1. Lending of money may not be in the best interest of the patient/parent.
2. Presumably, the nurse wouldn't do it for all patients/families. If small emergency loans are to be made, they shouldn't come from an individual nurse, but from a managed fund that has rules attached and is anonymous. A nurse is a caring/nurturing professional, not a friend, a family member, or a banker (all of whom might, as part of their role, lend money). If one nurse does it, it generates expectations/pressures for other nurses.
3. The nurse did not promise to give money to the family.
4. Only one answer is correct.