A Nurse Is Having Difficulty with the Decision for Aggressive

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse is having difficulty with the decision for aggressive cancer therapy in an elderly client, wondering if the therapy will actually be more harmful than the disease and knowing that the client will be subjected to harmful chemicals. This nurse is struggling with which of the following principles?

• A) Non-maleficence.
• B) Justice.
• C) Autonomy.
• D) Beneficence.

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