The hospital's ethics committee is ensuring client care is provided according to the concept of justice. This ethical principle refers to:
a. respect for individual liberty.
b. equitable distribution of potential benefits and risks.
c. the duty to do what one has promised.
d. maintaining a balance between benefits and harms.
ANS: B
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