A nurse caring for a patient with neurological impairment often must use painful stimuli to elicit a patient's response.The nurse uses subtle measures of painful stimuli,such as nailbed pressure.She neither slaps the patient nor pinches the nipple to elicit a response to pain.In this scenario,the nurse is exemplifying the ethical principle of:

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Nonmaleficence is not to intentionally harm others.Beneficence demonstrates actions intended to benefit the patients or others.Fidelity is the moral duty to be faithful to the commitments that one makes to others.Veracity is the obligation to tell the truth.

A Nurse Caring for a Patient with Neurological Impairment Often