The American Holistic Nurses Association published a code of ethics for nursing practices. The Code of Ethics for Holistic Nurses contains provisions for:
a. only the nurse's responsibilities toward clients
b. the nurse's responsibilities toward clients and the facility
c. the client's responsibilities toward the nurse, and the nurse's responsibilities toward the client
d. the nurse's responsibilities toward the client, coworkers, the self, the environment, and other nurses
D
The American Holistic Nurses Association code of ethics includes many of the principles of other nursing ethical codes (responsibilities toward client and coworkers and protection of the client from harmful acts). In addition, this code adds provision for nurses' responsibilities toward self and the environment and their behavior toward other nurses.
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