A patient refuses to participate in a research study for an experimental medication. By accepting the patient's decision, the nurse is exercising which ethical principle?
1. Respect for persons
2. Justice
3. Informed consent
4. Beneficence
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Rationale 1: Inherent in the principle of respect for persons are the concepts of autonomy, dignity, uniqueness, freedom, and choice. This principle forms the foundation of participants' rights to informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality, and involves respecting people's autonomy or right to choose freely for themselves.
Rationale 2: The principle of justice means that people are treated fairly.
Rationale 3: The patient refused to participate, so informed consent was not obtained.
Rationale 4: In regard to ethical research, the principle of beneficence means the duty to promote or do good in addition to doing no harm.
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