A Psychiatrist Working on an Inpatient Unit Refuses to Treat

question 21

Multiple Choice

A psychiatrist working on an inpatient unit refuses to treat clients who do not have health insurance coverage and also prematurely discharges clients whose health insurance benefits have expired.The nurse recognizes the psychiatrist is violating which ethical principle?

• A)Autonomy
• B)Beneficence
• C)Nonmaleficence
• D)Justice

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