The common theme between the ANA (2001) Code of Ethics and the ICN (2000) Code of Ethics is:
a. Ethical responsibility to the patient
b. Patient care aimed at alleviating suffering
c. Promoting health and preventing illness
d. Moral reasoning to be used in clinical decision-making
B
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