NR 222 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
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ANA Code of Ethics Provision 1 - ANSWER-The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the
inherent dignity,worth, and unique attributes of every person.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 2 - ANSWER-The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an
individual, family, group, community, or population.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 3 - ANSWER-The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights,
health, and safety of the patient.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 4 - ANSWER-The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for
nursing practice; makes decisions;and takes action consistent with the obligation to provide optimal
patient care.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 5 - ANSWER-The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including
the responsibilityto promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain
competence,and continue personal and professional growth.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 6 - ANSWER-The nurse, through individual and collective effort,
establishes, maintains, and improves the ethicalenvironment of the work setting and conditions of
employment that are conducive to safe, quality healthcare.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 7 - ANSWER-The nurse in all roles and settings advances the profession
through research and scholarly inquiry,professional standards development, and the generation of both
nursing and health policy.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 8 - ANSWER-The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and
the public to protect human rights,promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities.
, ANA Code of Ethics Provision 9 - ANSWER-The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional
organizations,must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, andintegrate
principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.
Nightgale pledge, first formal code, code of ethics w/ 17, last edit - ANSWER-1893, 1950, 1960, 1968
ANA Provisions 1-3 - ANSWER-Provisions 1 through 3 address direct client care and describe the most
fundamental values and commitments of the nurse.
ANA Provisions 4-6 - ANSWER-Provisions 4 through 6 focus on the ethical environment, the individual
nurse's responsibility and accountability in nursing practice, and the promotion of safe, quality
healthcare.
ANA Provisions 7-9 - ANSWER-Provisions 7 through 9 focus on the expanded duties of the nurse and the
profession in advancing nursing and healthcare nationally and globally.
Autonomy - ANSWER-Autonomy refers to freedom from external control. In healthcare, this means that
we respect the client's decisions. It also means that healthcare institutions respect the autonomy of
healthcare professionals.
Beneficence - ANSWER-Beneficence refers to taking positive actions to help others. This concept is
fundamental to nursing practice and means that nurses act with the best interests of the client in mind
at all times. Nurses practice primarily in service to others.
Nonmalificence - ANSWER-Maleficence refers to harm; therefore, nonmaleficence means to avoid harm.
Justice - ANSWER-Justice refers to fairness and the equitable distribution of resources. In healthcare,
justice often refers to access to care. This often involves discussions about health insurance, hospital
locations and services, and organ transplants.
Fidelity - ANSWER-Fidelity refers to faithfulness or the agreement to keep promises. As nurses, we have
a duty to the clients we care for, the institutions we work for, and ourselves.
Answers
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 1 - ANSWER-The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the
inherent dignity,worth, and unique attributes of every person.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 2 - ANSWER-The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an
individual, family, group, community, or population.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 3 - ANSWER-The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights,
health, and safety of the patient.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 4 - ANSWER-The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for
nursing practice; makes decisions;and takes action consistent with the obligation to provide optimal
patient care.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 5 - ANSWER-The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including
the responsibilityto promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain
competence,and continue personal and professional growth.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 6 - ANSWER-The nurse, through individual and collective effort,
establishes, maintains, and improves the ethicalenvironment of the work setting and conditions of
employment that are conducive to safe, quality healthcare.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 7 - ANSWER-The nurse in all roles and settings advances the profession
through research and scholarly inquiry,professional standards development, and the generation of both
nursing and health policy.
ANA Code of Ethics Provision 8 - ANSWER-The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and
the public to protect human rights,promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities.
, ANA Code of Ethics Provision 9 - ANSWER-The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional
organizations,must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, andintegrate
principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.
Nightgale pledge, first formal code, code of ethics w/ 17, last edit - ANSWER-1893, 1950, 1960, 1968
ANA Provisions 1-3 - ANSWER-Provisions 1 through 3 address direct client care and describe the most
fundamental values and commitments of the nurse.
ANA Provisions 4-6 - ANSWER-Provisions 4 through 6 focus on the ethical environment, the individual
nurse's responsibility and accountability in nursing practice, and the promotion of safe, quality
healthcare.
ANA Provisions 7-9 - ANSWER-Provisions 7 through 9 focus on the expanded duties of the nurse and the
profession in advancing nursing and healthcare nationally and globally.
Autonomy - ANSWER-Autonomy refers to freedom from external control. In healthcare, this means that
we respect the client's decisions. It also means that healthcare institutions respect the autonomy of
healthcare professionals.
Beneficence - ANSWER-Beneficence refers to taking positive actions to help others. This concept is
fundamental to nursing practice and means that nurses act with the best interests of the client in mind
at all times. Nurses practice primarily in service to others.
Nonmalificence - ANSWER-Maleficence refers to harm; therefore, nonmaleficence means to avoid harm.
Justice - ANSWER-Justice refers to fairness and the equitable distribution of resources. In healthcare,
justice often refers to access to care. This often involves discussions about health insurance, hospital
locations and services, and organ transplants.
Fidelity - ANSWER-Fidelity refers to faithfulness or the agreement to keep promises. As nurses, we have
a duty to the clients we care for, the institutions we work for, and ourselves.
