Which of the following guides the professional nurse as decision maker?

a. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics
b. The ANA Standards of the State Nursing Practice Act
c. State Titles
d. All of the above


ANS: D
All provide guidelines for standards of practice for nursing decision-making in practice.

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