How Have Codes of Nursing Ethics Changed from the Early

question 37

Multiple Choice

How have codes of nursing ethics changed from the early to the later part of the twentieth century?

• A) Earlier codes stated that nurses were obligated to carry out physicians' orders; current codes stress nurses' obligations to clients and the general public.
• B) Earlier codes stressed nurses' obligations to clients and the general public; current codes stress nurses' obligations to physicians.
• C) Earlier codes counseled nurses always to remain loyal to their colleagues; later codes dropped this counsel.
• D) Earlier codes made no clear ethical demands on nurses; later codes incorporated expectations that nurses would act ethically and make sure that others were acting ethically as well.

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