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8.) A new graduate nurse working on a medsurg floor needs to start an IV on...
8.) A new graduate nurse working on a medsurg floor needs to start an IV on an older patient with no visible veins. The new nurse asks a more seasoned nurse if he would start the IV for her, as she regconizes the lack of experience may require more than one stick. This would be an example of?
a.) veracity
b.) fidelity
c.) nonmaleficence
Solutions
Expert Solution
According to ethical principles in nursing ,option (c)
is correct,that a nurse should provide a standard care to a
patient. 
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