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A 45-year-old patient is ventilator dependent after a high cervical neck injury. He is alert and oriented and, after giving it much thought, has decided that he wants to be removed from the ventilator.
 
  The nurse believes the patient intends suicide, but supports his final decision. When the ventilator is removed, the nurse remains with the patient to support him. The nurse's action demonstrates respect for what moral principle?
  1) Nonmaleficence
  2) Autonomy
  3) Beneficence
  4) Fidelity
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