A 76-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with cancer is weighing his options to undergo chemotherapy or radiation as his treatment. This patient is utilizing which ethical principle in making his decision?
A) Beneficence
B) Confidentiality
C) Autonomy
D) Justice
Ans: C
Feedback: Autonomy entails the ability to make a choice free from external constraints. Beneficence is the duty to do good, as well as the active promotion of benevolent acts. Confidentiality relates to the concept of privacy. Justice states that like cases should be treated alike.
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