A Patient Refuses to Participate in a Research Study for an Experimental

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient refuses to participate in a research study for an experimental medication. By accepting the patient's decision, the nurse is exercising which ethical principle?

• A) Respect for persons
• B) Justice
• C) Informed consent
• D) Beneficence

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