Question

What does the principle of nonmaleficence require in this case?

Group of answer choices

To avoid performing surgeries that cause more harm than is necessary.

To improve her health.

To avoid surgery, because all surgery involves causing harm.

To respect her wishes in order to protect her autonomy.

Answer 1

Answer ; To avoid performing surgeries that cause more harm than is necessary.

Reason ; The ethical principle given in the statement refers that every health care provider should perform an act which doest not cause any kind of harmful to their client health and physical body. Performing surgery can not be avoided in most of the emergency cases, but it can be possible to reduce the harm that can be caused by the surgery in a unwanted way. The act of avoiding these attitude is required in this rthical principle.
Hence the above mentioned option is the appropriate one, other option explains the other ethical principles such as autonomy and benefecience.