What concepts create the framework for the American Nurses ...

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What concepts create the framework for the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses?
 
  1. Patient care and a commitment to learning
  2. Patient rights and a commitment to compassion
  3. Patient advocacy and a commitment to society
  4. Patient education and a commitment to professionalism

Question 2

The novice nurse is applying the ANA Code of Ethics to the care of individuals with mental illness. Which reflects its appropriate use? Select all that apply.
 
  1. As a framework to help nurses solve ethical dilemmas.
  2. As an affirmation of nursing's nonnegotiable ethical standards.
  3. As an answer to specific ethical challenges which nurses face in clinical practice.
  4. As a reference for how the nursing profession sees itself in terms of its obligation to society.
  5. As a brief description of the ethical obligations and duties of all persons who enter the nursing profession.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3
Explanation: Patient advocacy and a commitment to society are the framework for the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses. Nurses have an obligation to provide clinically competent, patient-centered care in accordance with ethical and legal principles. It is this patient-centered advocacy that creates a commitment to society. Patient education, rights, and compassion are all vital aspects of the nursing profession; however, these do not create the framework for the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
Explanation: The Code of Ethics does not exist to provide the answers to specific ethical challenges that nurses face. Rather, it provides a brief description of the ethical obligations and duties of nurses entering the profession, establishes nursing's nonnegotiable ethical standards, and provides a reference for how nurses understand their obligations to society. It also provides a framework to enable nurses to work through ethical challenges and conflicts.