Which, if any, of the following are true?
1. The Florence Nightingale Pledge was the first official code of ethics for nursing.
2. There are 17 provisions listed in the 2001 version of the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
3. In order to be relevant and useful, the Code of Ethics for Nurses must be periodically reviewed and revised in terms of content, emphasis, language and format.
4. All of the above
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1. The Nightingale Pledge was never "officially" adopted as a code of ethics, though many unofficially treated it as such. The code is a living document which must change with the times.
2. The Code of Ethics contains nine provisions.
3. Review and revision enable the Code of Ethics for Nurses to be relevant to the current practice standards.
4. Not all are true.
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