Janine (CNA) avoids deliberate harm, risk of harm, and harm that occurs during her performance of nursing actions. The nurse aide is promoting which ethical principle?
A)Autonomy
B)Nonmaleficence
C)Beneficence
D)Justice

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Nonmaleficence is the obligation to do or cause no harm to another. Autonomy is the respect for an individual's right to self-determination. Beneficence is the duty to do good to others and to maintain a balance between benefits and harms. Justice is the equitable distribution of potential benefits and tasks, determining the order in which client's should be cared for.

Janine (CNA) Avoids Deliberate Harm, Risk of Harm, and Harm