You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the following statements best describes this code? A. Improves self–health care B. Protects the patient’s confidentiality C. Ensures identical care to all patients D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the following statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self–health care
B. Protects the patient’s confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care