A registered nurse is working on a pediatric oncology unit and caring for four children undergoing chemotherapy.Today a new nursing assistive personnel (NAP)who has passed a competency examination is assigned to the team.The nurse will delegate a portion of the fundamental nursing tasks to the NAP during the shift,but realizes that he or she is still responsible for his or her own actions and is accountable for the care.The nurse is following which principle of behavior?
A) Ethical dilemma
B) Code of ethics
C) Bioethics
D) Feminist ethics

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The code of ethics reflects underlying principles that include responsibility,accountability,respect for confidentiality,competency,judgment,and advocacy.An ethical dilemma exists when the right thing to do is not clear or when members of the health care team cannot agree on the right thing to do.The study of bioethics represents a particular branch of ethics (i.e.,the study of ethics within the field of health care).Feminist ethics proposes that we routinely ask how ethical decisions will affect women as a way to repair a history of inequality (Lindeman,2005).

A Registered Nurse Is Working on a Pediatric Oncology Unit