Why would a nurse refer to the Code of Ethics for Nurses or the Public Health Code of Ethics?
a. To provide answers for ethical dilemmas
b. To guide professional practice related to ethics
c. To increase moral leadership in ethics
d. To find a framework for ethical decision making
B
These codes provide general ethical principles and guide personnel in thinking about the under-lying ethics of the profession.
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A) Place the endpiece between the thumb and the index finger B) Place the index and middle fingers on top of the stethoscope C) Place the endpiece between the index and the middle fingers D) Place the thumb and index finger on top of the stethoscope
A well-known nursing research utilization project is the CURN project
A) True B) False
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A) Degree of physical activity and heart rate B) Stress and coping style C) Age and health beliefs D) Parity and postpartum depression
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