The community leaders in a lesser-developed country decide not to tell the citizens of a small vil-lage about a chemical spill at a major industrial facility that could produce harmful effects. Which of the following principles is being violated?
a. Morality
b. Advocacy
c. Caring
d. Virtue
ANS: B
Advocacy requires that the community be properly informed, and this was violated in the above scenario. Morality is shared and generational societal norms about what constitutes right or wrong conduct. Caring represents the essence of nursing. Virtue demonstrates behavior showing high moral standards.
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