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