The manager in the coronary care unit believes that the most important ethical considerations in performance evaluations are that they include the employee's good qualities and that they give positive direction for professional growth
This belief is an example of: a. Justice.
b. Fidelity.
c. Beneficence.
d. Nonmaleficence.
D
Nonmaleficence refers to "doing no harm." For a nurse manager following this principle, per-formance evaluation should emphasize an employee's good qualities and give positive direction for growth. Destroying the employee's self-esteem and self-worth would be considered doing harm under this principle.
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