One of the principles in the patients' bill of rights is that one should refrain from inflicting harm on a patient.An HUC,while transcribing doctors' orders,missed stat orders,and the treatment delay caused harm to the patient.The principle breached is:
A)confidentiality.
B)nonmaleficence.
C)autonomy.
D)veracity.

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Nonmaleficence,which comes from the Hippocratic Oath,means that a health care professional will never inflict harm on the patient.HUCs should always be aware of the seriousness of transcribing doctors' orders,because an error may result in harm to the patient.

One of the Principles in the Patients' Bill of Rights