The nurse is assigned to care for a patient who has HIV. The nurse accepts the patient assignment despite believing that the patient's condition is a punishment from God. Which ethical principle did the nurse follow in accepting this patient assignment?
a. Beneficence
b. Justice
c. Nonmaleficence
d. Veracity
ANS: B
Justice is the ethical principle of fairness and equality. Beneficence is considering and offering treatments that are likely to provide relief. Nonmaleficence is doing no harm. Veracity is the virtue of truthfulness.
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