What is the relevance of a code of ethics for nurses?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A nursing code of ethics, like Kenya's or ANA's, defines principles autonomy, justice, beneficence shaping client care delivery. It guides decisions (e.g., respecting refusal), ensuring ethical practice. Improving universal health is an outcome, not the code's purpose, which focuses on conduct. Providing identical care misreads ethics; it ensures fairness, not uniformity care varies by need. Protecting nurses' desires prioritizes self-interest, not clients, clashing with the code's intent. Defining principles offers a moral compass, enabling nurses to navigate dilemmas, uphold trust, and deliver client-centered care, making this the code's core relevance.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A community shares common attributes or connections.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Gait describes walking patterns.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: All positions (knee-chest, Sims, horizontal recumbent) are suitable for rectal exams.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Hip fractures are frequent due to falls and osteoporosis in the elderly.