Question

A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant. The healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment and other possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on the client. Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?

Answer 1

Answer:

Nonmaleficence

Explanation:

Nonmaleficence -

It refers to the process of treatment of a particular disease or disorder by using the best method , i.e. , which causes least harm due to the treatment process , is referred to as Nonmaleficence .

As the harms and the side effects of the treatment is too considered in the process of treatment .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct answer is Nonmaleficence  .