मरीजों की व्यक्तिगत और चिकित्सा संबंधी जानकारी को निजी रखने का अर्थ ________ है।

Two patients with comparable clinical severity are admitted to a hospital and both urgently require intensive care management. Due to limited resources, only one ICU bed is available. Which ethical principle should primarily guide the nurse while participating in the decision-making process?

A nurse is attending to a patient who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and requires urgent medical intervention. Despite being fully informed, the patient clearly refuses the proposed treatment. The patient's relatives insist that the nurse should persuade or compel the patient to accept the treatment. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?