A patient who was injured in a fall in a health care facility due to the negligence of the nurse is filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. Which ethical principle applies in this situation?
A. autonomy
B. role fidelity
C. veracity
D. justice
E. beneficence
D. justice
Compensatory justice, a concept that applies to medical malpractice lawsuits, refers to an individual's right to seek monetary compensation in the form of damages for a wrong done. Autonomy is self-determination, role fidelity refers to a health care practitioner being true to his or her role, veracity is truth-telling, and beneficence is the act of helping people stay healthy.
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