| A | B |
|---|
| Advocacy | Act or process of supporting a cause/proposal |
| Responsibility | An obligation to perform required professional activities |
| Accountability | To be answerable to oneself and others for choices, decisions, and actions |
| Confidentiality | Nondisclosure of client secrets or information without client authorization |
| Autonomy | Respecting clients decision. Freedom from external control |
| Beneficence | Taking positive action to help others |
| Nonmaleficence | To avoid doing harm |
| Justice | Fairness and equitable distribution of resources. Access to healthcare |
| Fidelity | Faithfulness or to keep a promise |
| Veracity | To tell the truth |
| Provisions 1-3 | Address direct client care and nurse committments |
| Provisions 4-6 | Focus on ethical environment |
| Provisions 7-9 | Focus on expanded duties of the nurse and profession |
