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TOPIC: Ethics & ANA Code of Ethics (Q1-12)
Question 1
The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (2025 Revision) contains how many provisions?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
Answer: B
Rationale: The 2025 revision maintains 9 interpretive provisions with updated language on
social justice, climate health, and AI in nursing (ANA 2025).
Question 2
Provision 1 of the ANA Code states:
A. The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique
attributes of every person
B. The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient
C. The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the patient
D. The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice
Answer: A
Rationale: Provision 1 – Respect for human dignity (updated 2025 to explicitly include cultural
humility and anti-bias practices).
Question 3
A client who is transgender requests a nurse of the same gender identity. The nurse manager
denies the request. This violates which provision?
A. Provision 1 (non-discrimination)
, B. Provision 3 (patient safety)
C. Provision 5 (self-care)
D. Provision 8 (social justice)
Answer: A
Rationale: Discrimination based on gender identity violates inherent dignity and non-maleficence
(ANA 2025 interpretive statements).
Question 4
Provision 3 emphasizes:
A. Protection of patient rights, health, and safety (including privacy and confidentiality)
B. Collaboration
C. Research
D. Delegation
Answer: A
Rationale: Provision 3 was expanded in 2025 to include digital privacy and whistleblower
protection.
Question 5
A nurse refuses to participate in care for a prisoner on death row scheduled for lethal injection.
This is an example of:
A. Conscientious objection (Provision 5)
B. Breach of duty
C. Moral distress
D. Civil disobedience
Answer: A
Rationale: Provision 5 – Duty to self; moral integrity (ANA 2025 explicitly supports conscientious
objection with advance notice and non-abandonment).
Question 6
Provision 7 states the nurse:
A. Advances the profession through research, scholarly inquiry, and policy
B. Owes duty only to the patient
C. Delegates appropriately
D. Maintains competence
Answer: A