A nurse in the 1960s would have referred to which code of ethics to guide ethical deci-sion making?
a. Nightingale Pledge
b. Code for Professional Nurses
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
d. International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses
B
Florence Nightingale lived in the 1800s. The Code for Professional Nurses was adopted in 1950, the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements was adopted in 2001, and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses was adopted in 2000.
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