What does a physician's duty of beneficence mean?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. To act in the patient's best interests
- Step 1: Beneficence is one of the four core principles of medical ethics, with autonomy, non-maleficence and justice.
Answer
To act in the patient's best interests.
Why not the others: The other statements are not beneficence.
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