ANA code of ethics UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Provision 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse practices with compassion and respect
for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person.
1.1 Respect for Human Dignity - CORRECT ANSWER - The need for and right to health
care is universal, transcending all individual differences . Nurses consider the needs and respect
the values of each person in every professional relationship and setting; they provide leadership
in the development and implementation of changes in public and health policies that support this
duty.
1.2 Relationships with patients - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurses establish relationships of
trust and provide nursing services according to need, setting aside any bias or prejudice. Factors
such as culture, value systems, religious or spirtual beliefs, lifestyles, social support system,
sexual orientation or gender expression and primary language are to be considered when
planning individual, family and population centered care. Such considerations must promote
health and wellness, address problems and respects patients' or clients' decisions. Respect for
patient decisions does not require that the nurse agree with or support all patient choices. When
patient choices are risky or self destructive, nurses have an obligation to address the behavior and
to offer opportunities and resources to modify the behavior and to offer opportunities and
resources to modify the behavior or to eradicate the risk.
1.3 The Nature of Health - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurses respect the dignity and rights
of all human beings regardless of the factors contributing to the person's health status. The worth
of a a person is not affected by illness, ability, socioeconomic status, functional status, or
proximity to death. The nursing process is shaped by unique patient preferences, needs, values,
and choices. Respect is extended to all who require and receive nursing care in the promotion of
health, prevention of illness and injury, restoration of health, alleviation of pain and suffering, or
provision of supportive care.
1.4 The right to self-determination - CORRECT ANSWER - Respect for human dignity
requires the recognition of specific patient right, in particular the right to self determination.
Patients have the moral and legal right to determine what will be done with and to their own
person; to be given accurate, complete, and understandable information in a manner that
facilitates an informed decision; and to be assisted with weighing the benefits, burdens, and
, available options in their treatment, including the choice of no treatment. They also have the riht
to accept, refuse or terminate treatment without deceit, undue influence, duress, coercion or
prejudice, and to be given necessary support throughout the decision making and treatment
process. Such support included the opportunity to make decisions with family and significant
others and to obtain advice from expert, knowledgeable nurses, and other health professionals.
1.5 Relationships with colleagues and others - CORRECT ANSWER - Respect for
persons extends to all individuals with whom the nurse interacts. Nurses maintain professional,
respectful, and caring relationships with colleagues and are committed to fair treatment,
transparency, integrity-preserving compromise, and the best resolution of conflicts. Nurses
function in many roles and settings, including direct care provider, care coordinator,
administrator, educator, policy maker, researcher, and consultant.
Provision 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group, community, or population.
2.1 Primacy of the patient's interests - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse's primary
commitment is to the recipients of nursing healthcare services-patient or client-whether
individuals, families, groups, communities, or populations. Each plan of care must reflect the
fundamental commitment of nursing to the uniqueness, worth, and digniity of the patient. Nurses
provide patients with opportunities to participate in planning and implementing care and support
that are acceptable to the patient. Honest discussions about available resources, treatment
options, and capacity for self-care are essential. Addressing patient interests requires recognition
of the patient's place within the family and other relationships. When the patient's wishes are in
conflict with those of others, nurses help to resolve the conflict. Where conflict persists, the
nurse's commitment remains to the identified patient.
2.2 Conflict of interest for nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurses may experience
conflict arising from competing loyalties in the workplace, including conflicting expectations
from patients, families, physicians, colleagues and HC organizations, and health plans. Nurses
must examine the conflicts arising between their own personal and professional values, the
values and interests of others who are also responsible for patient care and healthcare decisions,
and perhaps even the values and interests of the patients themselves. Nurses address such
conflicts in ways that ensure patient safety and that promote the patient's best interests while
preserving the professional integrity of the nurse and supporting interprofessional collaboration.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Provision 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse practices with compassion and respect
for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person.
1.1 Respect for Human Dignity - CORRECT ANSWER - The need for and right to health
care is universal, transcending all individual differences . Nurses consider the needs and respect
the values of each person in every professional relationship and setting; they provide leadership
in the development and implementation of changes in public and health policies that support this
duty.
1.2 Relationships with patients - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurses establish relationships of
trust and provide nursing services according to need, setting aside any bias or prejudice. Factors
such as culture, value systems, religious or spirtual beliefs, lifestyles, social support system,
sexual orientation or gender expression and primary language are to be considered when
planning individual, family and population centered care. Such considerations must promote
health and wellness, address problems and respects patients' or clients' decisions. Respect for
patient decisions does not require that the nurse agree with or support all patient choices. When
patient choices are risky or self destructive, nurses have an obligation to address the behavior and
to offer opportunities and resources to modify the behavior and to offer opportunities and
resources to modify the behavior or to eradicate the risk.
1.3 The Nature of Health - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurses respect the dignity and rights
of all human beings regardless of the factors contributing to the person's health status. The worth
of a a person is not affected by illness, ability, socioeconomic status, functional status, or
proximity to death. The nursing process is shaped by unique patient preferences, needs, values,
and choices. Respect is extended to all who require and receive nursing care in the promotion of
health, prevention of illness and injury, restoration of health, alleviation of pain and suffering, or
provision of supportive care.
1.4 The right to self-determination - CORRECT ANSWER - Respect for human dignity
requires the recognition of specific patient right, in particular the right to self determination.
Patients have the moral and legal right to determine what will be done with and to their own
person; to be given accurate, complete, and understandable information in a manner that
facilitates an informed decision; and to be assisted with weighing the benefits, burdens, and
, available options in their treatment, including the choice of no treatment. They also have the riht
to accept, refuse or terminate treatment without deceit, undue influence, duress, coercion or
prejudice, and to be given necessary support throughout the decision making and treatment
process. Such support included the opportunity to make decisions with family and significant
others and to obtain advice from expert, knowledgeable nurses, and other health professionals.
1.5 Relationships with colleagues and others - CORRECT ANSWER - Respect for
persons extends to all individuals with whom the nurse interacts. Nurses maintain professional,
respectful, and caring relationships with colleagues and are committed to fair treatment,
transparency, integrity-preserving compromise, and the best resolution of conflicts. Nurses
function in many roles and settings, including direct care provider, care coordinator,
administrator, educator, policy maker, researcher, and consultant.
Provision 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group, community, or population.
2.1 Primacy of the patient's interests - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse's primary
commitment is to the recipients of nursing healthcare services-patient or client-whether
individuals, families, groups, communities, or populations. Each plan of care must reflect the
fundamental commitment of nursing to the uniqueness, worth, and digniity of the patient. Nurses
provide patients with opportunities to participate in planning and implementing care and support
that are acceptable to the patient. Honest discussions about available resources, treatment
options, and capacity for self-care are essential. Addressing patient interests requires recognition
of the patient's place within the family and other relationships. When the patient's wishes are in
conflict with those of others, nurses help to resolve the conflict. Where conflict persists, the
nurse's commitment remains to the identified patient.
2.2 Conflict of interest for nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurses may experience
conflict arising from competing loyalties in the workplace, including conflicting expectations
from patients, families, physicians, colleagues and HC organizations, and health plans. Nurses
must examine the conflicts arising between their own personal and professional values, the
values and interests of others who are also responsible for patient care and healthcare decisions,
and perhaps even the values and interests of the patients themselves. Nurses address such
conflicts in ways that ensure patient safety and that promote the patient's best interests while
preserving the professional integrity of the nurse and supporting interprofessional collaboration.
