The nurse knows that the American Nurses Association (ANA) adopted its first code of ethics in
a. 1893.
b. 1896.
c. 1950.
d. 1969.
C
The ANA accepted the code of ethics in 1950.
The code of ethics was not established in 1893, 1896, or 1969.
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