Ethical nursing care may require that the LPN
a. Practice outside of the legal scope of practical nursing practice
b. Examine his or her personal beliefs and values
c. Compromise the rights of residents as out-lined in the Patient's Bill of Rights
d. Practice outside of the facility's policies and procedures
B
Ethics and ethical care require that the nurse explore values and beliefs that are important to him or her. Responses A, C, and D are not definitions of ethical nursing care.
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