The ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses Is Used to Provide

question 23

Multiple Choice

The ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses is used to provide specific advice involving which of the following (select all that apply) ?

• A) How to document a patient fall
• B) Decisions about a patient's right to die
• C) How to handle impaired nursing practice
• D) Chain of command when a physician does not return pages
• E) Handling situations where a client's needs are beyond the scope of nursing competency

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Overgeneralized beliefs about a particular group or category of people, often resulting in prejudgement and oversimplification.

Minority Identity

The sense of belonging to a specific demographic smaller in number within a larger population, often associated with cultural, racial, or social attributes.

Hindsight Bias

The propensity to think that one could have predicted the outcome once an event has happened.

Unconscious Patronization

A form of subtle discrimination in which individuals receive lower expectations or standards because of unconscious biases towards their abilities, often based on race or gender.