The Nurse Is Asked to Explain the Meaning of Ethics

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is asked to explain the meaning of ethics to a patient. The nurse should correctly state, "Ethics is a system of standards that refer to ideas and actions in terms of being (Select all that apply.) :

• A) right and wrong."
• B) moral and immoral."
• C) legal and illegal."
• D) good and bad."
• E) ought and ought not."
• F) like and dislike."
• G) rights and duties."

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