A primary source for the standards of practice for pediatric nurses is:
1. Pediatric Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice.
2. Code of Ethics.
3. Nightingale's Pledge.
4. None of the above.
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1. Reflects key themes and trends that are relevant to our time and to all pediatric health care settings, which provide the framework for the emergence of specific standards.
2. The Code of Ethics in Nursing provides a foundation for nurses and empowers them as well.
3. The pledge was part of the early Hippocratic Oath.
4. One answer is correct.
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