The nurse is asked to explain the meaning of ethics to a patient. The nurse should correctly state, "Ethics is a system of standards that refer to ideas and actions in terms of being (select all that apply):
a. right and wrong."
b. moral and immoral."
c. legal and illegal."
d. good and bad."
e. ought and ought not."
f. like and dislike."
g. rights and duties."
ANS: A, B, D, E, G
Ethics is concerned with all of the options except "legal and illegal" and "like and dislike." Ethics and legalities are not the entirely the same, although some ethical principles may be enacted into law. "Like and dislike" refer to values.
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