NSG 115 (STUDY GUIDE) EXAM 1 with correct answers

NSG 115 (STUDY GUIDE) EXAM 1 Code of Ethics a set of principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession What purpose does the code of ethics for nurses serve? 1) - it is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and cities of every individual who enters the nursing profession 2) - it is the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard 3) - it is an expression of nursings own understanding of its commitment to society *Codes help nurses uphold these 3. Violations may resolve in reprimand censure, suspension, or expulsion ethics a systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing -process of being ethical begins in childhood and develops gradually -values direct our ethical conduct -an ethical example: right to life? right to die? right to healthcare?