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tsand2

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on: Jul 17, 2018
The nurse is asked to explain the meaning of ethics to a patient. The nurse should correctly state, Ethics is a system of standards that refer to ideas and actions in terms of being (select all that apply):
 
  a. right and wrong.
  b. moral and immoral.
  c. legal and illegal.
  d. good and bad.
  e. ought and ought not.
  f. like and dislike.
  g. rights and duties.

Question 2

Which situation can be identified as abandonment of patients by the nurse?
 
  a. Calling in sick
  b. Floating to a unit after a 2-day orientation to the unit
  c. Starting to care for patients on wing A and being reassigned to wing B
  d. Going off duty without giving report rather than care for patients on an unfamiliar unit


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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D, E, G
Ethics is concerned with all of the options except legal and illegal and like and dislike. Ethics and legalities are not the entirely the same, although some ethical principles may be enacted into law. Like and dislike refer to values.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The nurse cannot leave a unit unless able to turn the care of patients over to a qualified nurse.


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