The nurse who is faced with an ethical dilemma refers to the Code ...

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The nurse who is faced with an ethical dilemma refers to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements for guidance. What help can the nurse expect from this document?
 
  1. Specific guidelines for common ethical issues.
  2. Some ideas of the ethics of nursing that are negotiable depending upon circumstance.
  3. The basis for ethical analyzing and decision making for nurses practicing in the United States.
  4. A lengthy description of the need for ethical behavior and decision making in nursing

Question 2

What knowledge or skill must the nurse possess to make the best use of the teleologic theory of ethics in decision-making?
 
  1. Ability to predict the outcome of decisions.
  2. What the rules are concerning the decision to be made.
  3. Ability to see how good character traits impact the decision.
  4. What the central caring goal of the decision is.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements is a statement of the ethical obligations and duties of every individual who enters the nursing profession in the United States. It is succinct, not lengthy, and is nonnegotiable. There are no specific guidelines for individual cases; instead it is an expression of nursing's own understanding of ethics and its commitment to society.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

In teleology, the ends justify the means, and applying this requires that the person be able to predict the outcomes of actions when making decisions. Concern for rules reflects the deontologic focus. Good character traits are associated with virtue ethics. Caring is a separate basis of nursing ethics.