A medical nurse is caring for a patient who is palliative following metastasis. The nurse is aware of the need to uphold the ethical principle of beneficence. How can the nurse best exemplify this principle in the care of this patient?
A) The nurse tactfully regulates the number and timing of visitors as per the patient's wishes.
B) The nurse stays with the patient during his or her death.
C) The nurse ensures that all members of the care team are aware of the patient's DNR order.
D) The nurse liaises with members of the care team to ensure continuity of care.
Ans: B
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Beneficence is the duty to do good and the active promotion of benevolent acts. Enacting the patient's wishes around visitors is an example of this. Each of the other nursing actions is consistent with ethical practice, but none directly exemplifies the principle of beneficence.
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