In a treatment team planning meeting a nurse states her concern about whether the staff is behaving
ethically in using restraint to prevent one client from engaging in self-mutilating behavior when the
care plan for another self-mutilating
client calls for one-on-one supervision. The ethical principle
that should govern the situation is
a. beneficence.
b. autonomy.
c. fidelity.
d. justice.
ANS: D
The nurse is concerned about justice, that is, fair treatment with the least restrictive methods for both
clients. Option A: Beneficence means promoting the good of others. Option B: Autonomy is the
right to make one's own decisions. Option C: Fidelity is the observance of loyalty and commitment
to the client.
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