When a nurse provides all patients with caring attention, including those who are terminally ill, that nurse is displaying the ethical principle of:
a. nonmaleficence c. beneficence
b. teleology d. fidelity
C
The ethical principle of beneficence concerns the duty to do good to others and to maintain a balance between harms and benefits. A nurse who provides all patients with caring attention is displaying the principle of beneficence. Nonmaleficence is the principle of doing no harm. Teleology believes that people must take the actions that lead to good outcomes. Fidelity pertains to the principle of keeping one's promises or the duty to keep one's word.
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