An emergency department nurse and health care team are caring for a semiconscious child age 2 years with numerous fractures and evidence of cigarette burns
They suspect child abuse. The nurse reports the family to the child abuse hotline. The nurse is following which ethical principle?
A) Beneficence
B) Nonmaleficence
C) Justice
D) Fidelity
Ans: B
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The principle of nonmaleficence means to avoid doing harm, to remove harm, and to prevent harm.
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