Four patients in labor all request epidural analgesia to manage their pain at the same time.Which ethical principle is compromised when only one nurse anesthetist is on call?
A) Justice
B) Nonmaleficence
C) Beneficence
D) Fidelity

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Justice refers to fairness and is used frequently in discussion regarding access to health care resources.Here the just distribution of resources,in this case pain management,cannot be justly apportioned.Nonmaleficence means "do no harm," beneficence means "to do good," and fidelity means "to be true to,or honest." Each of these principles is partially expressed in the question; however,justice is most comprised because not all laboring patients have equal access to pain management owing to lack of personnel resources.

Four Patients in Labor All Request Epidural Analgesia to Manage