Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition by Shirlee Snyder,Audrey Berman,Geralyn Frandsen

Exercise 2

Which of the following situations is most clearly a violation of the underlying principles associated with professional nursing ethics?
1) A hospital's policy permits use of internal fatal monitoring during labor. However, there is literature to both support and refute the value of this practice.
2) When asked about the purpose of a medication, a nurse colleague responds, "Oh, I never look them up. I just give what is prescribed."
3) The nurses on the unit agree to sponsor a fund-raising event to support a labor strike proposed by fellow nurses at another facility.
4) A client reports that he didn't quite tell the doctor the truth when asked if he was following his therapeutic diet at home.