In the delivery of care, the nurse acts in accordance with nursing standards and the code of ethics and reports a medication error that she has made. The nurse is most clearly demonstrating which professional value?
a. Human dignity
b. Integrity
c. Social justice
d. Altruism
Ans: b. Integrity
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True False