Which statement is discussed in the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements?
a. The profession of nursing is responsible for making political statements and sup-porting nurse-friendly candidates for of-fice.
b. The nurse's primary focus is on acute bed-side nursing, followed by community health care to promote seamless care.
c. The nurse owes duty primarily to the phy-sician to strive to protect health, safety, and the rights of the patient.
d. The profession of nursing is responsible for articulating nursing values, for main-taining the integrity of the profession, and for shaping social policy.
ANS: D
Provision 9 of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements discusses the need for the nursing profession to address national and global health concerns as well as be involved with shaping policies through political action. The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive State-ments does not address the practice setting for nursing care. According to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, public health should achieve community health in a way that respects the rights of individuals in the community, not owing duty primarily to the physician. Public health should seek the information needed to implement effective policies and programs that protect and promote health.
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