The nurse tells a patient that an immunization "will not hurt at all" when the nurse is aware that the injection will be painful. Which ethical principle has the nurse most clearly violated?
1. Veracity
2. Beneficence
3. Justice
4. Autonomy
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Rationale: Veracity concerns truth telling. This nurse knowingly was not truthful with this patient, thereby violating the ethical principle of veracity.
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