Practice Question
Which ethical principle is primarily involved in informed consent?
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Correct Answer:
Autonomy
Rationale:
🟦 Informed consent protects the client’s autonomy, allowing them to make voluntary decisions about care.
🟦 Autonomy ensures the client receives full information before agreeing to a procedure.
🟦 It supports the client’s right to self-determination and independent choice.
🟦 Respecting autonomy prevents coercion, ensuring decisions are freely made.
🟦 Informed consent embodies the ethical duty to honor the client’s control over their body and treatment.
Nonmaleficence
🟦 Nonmaleficence focuses on avoiding harm, not on decision-making rights.
🟦It does not govern the process of informing clients about procedures.
Veracity
🟦Veracity involves truth-telling, which supports consent but is not the main principle.
🟦It does not encompass the decision-making autonomy of the client.
Beneficence
🟦Beneficence relates to acting for the client’s benefit, not their right to choose.
🟦It may conflict with autonomy if used paternalistically.
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NUR 4341 Leadership and Mgmt Exam 2 DABSN FA25-
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- Domain: Leadership
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