A nurse is caring for a 51-year-old patient with kidney disease when it is determined that the patient will need a kidney transplant to prolong life. The patient has let his insurance premiums lapse after being laid off 4 months ago and has no reasonable expectation of having the financial ability to pay for the transplant. Hospital administration has asked that you attend a meeting to discuss whether the hospital will perform the surgery if the financial position of the patient does not change. Which ethical theories and principles will be central to this discussion and decision? (Select all that apply.)

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A.Correct. Justice describes the ethical principle that relates to fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment, recognizing that giving to some will deny receipt to others who might otherwise have received it.
B.Correct. Some principles of biomedical ethics (beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice) would be discussed.
C.Incorrect. The immediate purpose of transcultural ethics is to hear and learn from another.
D.Incorrect. It is unlikely the Social Contract theory would dominate the discussion as this theory purports that morality should be understood as something that arises from self-interest or selfishness.
E.Incorrect. Although veracity and fidelity are part of biomedical ethics, individually they do not apply.

A Nurse Is Caring for a 51-Year-Old Patient with Kidney