Which, if any, of the following are true? 1. The Florence ...

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Which, if any, of the following are true?
 
  1. The Florence Nightingale Pledge was the first official code of ethics for nursing.
   2. There are 17 provisions listed in the 2001 version of the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
   3. In order to be relevant and useful, the Code of Ethics for Nurses must be periodically reviewed and revised in terms of content, emphasis, language and format.
   4. All of the above

Question 2

A teacher asks the school nurse why a girl in her class continues to arrange the pencils on her desk and will wash her hands several times after another child touches the pencils. The nurse knows these are signs of ____________ in children.
 
  1. Depression
   2. ADD
   3. Compulsive behaviors
   4. Normal behavior patterns

[Ashley I]

Answer to Question 1

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1. The Nightingale Pledge was never officially adopted as a code of ethics, though many unofficially treated it as such. The code is a living document which must change with the times.
2. The Code of Ethics contains nine provisions.
3. Review and revision enable the Code of Ethics for Nurses to be relevant to the current practice standards.
4. Not all are true.

Answer to Question 2

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1. The continuous, repetitive behaviors do not indicate depression.
2. These characteristics are not present with ADD.
3. The continuous and repetitive behaviors are characteristics of compulsive behaviors.
4. The child's actions are not normal and require further assessment.

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