The document discusses six key ethical principles for nurses: respecting patient autonomy, doing good for the patient, avoiding harm, treating patients fairly and truthfully, telling patients the truth, and remaining faithful to one's commitment to patients. The principles guide nurses to provide care that respects patient choices, benefits the patient, does no harm, is just and equitable for all patients, is honest, and upholds the nurse's duties.

1. 4414 discussion board 7.1: legal and ethical issues
Step 1: Respond to the followingThere are six ethical principles that arise frequently for the
nurses. Briefly describe how you provide patient care using each. 1. Respect for persons
(autonomy and self-determination)2. Beneficence (doing good)3. Non maleficence
(avoiding harm)4. Justice (fairness, equitability, truthfulness)5. Veracity (telling the truth)6.
Fidelity (remaining faithful to one’s commitment)(A sentence or two for each ethical
principal)