A Patient Decides to Not to Have a Hysterectomy,even Though

A patient decides to not to have a hysterectomy,even though it is recommended by the physician.The nurse disagrees and says that it should be done,because the patient has already had children; the nurse leaves to get the consent form for the surgery.Which ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating with this patient?

A) Autonomy
B) Paternalism
C) Beneficence
D) Nonmaleficence