Patient P refuses a blood test that Nurse N believes P desperately needs. Nurse N ignores the patient's wishes and sends a blood sample to the lab without P's knowledge. The ethical conflict between Patient P and Nurse N involves:
A) P: nonmaleficence; N: veracity
B) P: beneficence; N: relativism
C) P: egoism; N: utilitarianism
D) P: autonomy; N: paternalism
D
Feedback:
P is asserting his autonomy, but N is ignoring his wishes and acting "for P's own good" as Nurse N perceives it.
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