A nurse who has been assigned to care for a patient with AIDS refuses to assist in his care. The nurse has an obligation to this patient under which legal premise?
A) Good Samaritan Act
B) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
C) Patient Self-Determination Act
D) ANA Code of Ethics
Ans: D
Feedback: The ethical obligation to care for all patients is clearly identified in the first statement of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. The Good Samaritan Act is related to laypeople helping others in need. The NIC is a standardized classification of nursing treatment that includes independent and collaborative interventions. The Patient Self-Determination Act encourages people to prepare advance directives in which they indicate their wishes concerning the degree of supportive care to be provided if they become incapacitated.
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