A nurse using the principle-based approach to client care seeks to avoid causing harm to clients in all situations. What is this principle known as?

A) Nonmaleficence
B) Justice
C) Fidelity
D) Autonomy


Ans: A
The principle-based approach to ethics combines elements of both utilitarian and deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice. The Beauchamp and Childress principle-based approach to bioethics (2001) identifies four key principles: autonomy (promote self-determination), nonmaleficence (avoid causing harm), beneficence (benefit the patient), and justice (act fairly).

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