As nurses, it is our responsibility to comply with the code of ethics set forth by the ANA and the International Council of Nurses (ICN). We also have a responsibility to carry out our role as described in the
A) practice act set forth by the National Council of Nursing.
B) Code of Ethics adopted by the National League for Nursing.
C) ANA's Social Policy Statement.
D) ANA's White Paper on Nursing.
Ans: C
Chapter: 1
Client Needs: D-1
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Process: Caring
Objective: 1
Page and Header: 5, The Health Care Industry and the Nursing Profession
Feedback: Nurses have a responsibility to carry out their role as described in the Social Policy Statement to comply with the nurse practice act of the state in which they practice and to comply with the Code of Ethics for Nurses as spelled out by the ANA (2001) and the International Council of Nurses (International Council of Nurses [ICN], 2006). The other answers are incorrect; the Code of Ethics for nursing is not included in the practice act or the ANA's white paper; and the code of ethics was not written by the NLN.
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