Ethical Issues Present a Challenge in Any Health-Care Situation

question 9

Multiple Choice

Ethical issues present a challenge in any health-care situation. Nurses must follow specific guidelines to protect and advocate for patients. Identify the statement that capsulizes every nurse's responsibility to clients.

• A)Nurses must follow the Nuremberg code of ethics in determining if certain research is safe for a client.
• B)The National Research Act provides the criteria that must be met in order to safeguard clients during nursing research.
• C)If all criteria set by the Institutional Review Board are met, the nurse can be satisfied that the client will be protected.
• D)The responsibility of professional nurses to protect every client extends beyond research to any client-related issue.

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