Final Exam: NUR2058 / NUR 2058 (Latest 2025
UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE) Dimensions Of Nursing
Practice | Questions and Verified Answers | Graded A
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Who wrote the Nurses Code of Ethics? .......ANSWER.......Florence
Nightinga
Values .......ANSWER.......ideals or concepts that give meaning to
an individuals life
Morals .......ANSWER.......Fundamental standards of right and
wrong that an individual learns and internalizes
Laws .......ANSWER.......Rules of social conduct made by humans
to protect society and these laws are based on concerns about
fairness and justice
Ethics .......ANSWER.......Declaration of what is right or wrong and
what ought to be
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What are the things that Code of Ethics defines?
.......ANSWER.......Govern a profession, confidentiality, justice,
compassion
Significance of Code of Ethics .......ANSWER.......written list of a
professions values and standards of conduct. The cod of ethics
provides a framework for decision-making for the profession and
should be oriented toward the daily decisions made by members
of the profession
Who writes the Nurse Practice Act .......ANSWER.......State BON
Steps to ethical decision making .......ANSWER.......1. collect,
analyze, and interpret data
2. state the dilemma
3. consider the choices of action
4. analyze the advantages and disadvantages
5. make the decision and act on it