Carol Works in a Hospital with an Inpatient-Only Palliative Care

Carol works in a hospital with an inpatient-only palliative care program. During a dinner with a colleague, Brenda, Carol discovers that the palliative care physician has been making home visits for Brenda's patients. Carol is concerned when she hears about this, but Brenda insists that the physician is "doing the right thing." It is true the patients being seen at home are very ill and will benefit enormously from this care. Which principle of bioethics applies in this case?

A) Principle of autonomy
B) Principle of beneficence
C) Principle of nonmaleficience
D) Principle of justice