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A student nurse asks, "What's the difference between laws and ethics?" Which response best
explains the difference between nursing laws and ethics? - Correct Answer -"Ethics refer to
expected behavior of nurses, but laws require mandatory observance by nurses."
A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred when the Western secular
belief system shifted emphasis from duties to - Correct Answer -individual autonomy and
rights.
When a student nurse prepares diligently for a clinical assignment, the ethical principle being
observed is - Correct Answer -nonmaleficence.
Encouraging a patient to be involved in planning and carrying out his or her own care is a
nursing action that supports the ethical principle of - Correct Answer -autonomy.
A way of practicing fidelity to a patient would be to - Correct Answer -document the patient's
expression of feelings and wishes.
What ethical principle underlies the statement in the National Federation of Licensed
Practical Nurses (NFLPN) Code for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, "The practical
nurse provides health care to all patients regardless of race, creed, cultural background,
disease, or lifestyle"? - Correct Answer -Justice
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.): - Correct Answer -good and bad."
moral and immoral."
rights and duties."
right and wrong.
ought and ought not."
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