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Codes of Ethics for Nurses

American Nurses Association Code the integrity of the profession and its practice,
of Ethics for Nurses and for shaping social policy.
1. The nurse, in all professional relationships, Approved July 2001. Web site: nursingworld.
practices with compassion and respect for the org/ethics/chcode. htm
inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of Reprinted with permission from American Nurses
every individual, unrestricted by considerations Association, Code of Ethics for Nurses with
of social or economic status, personal attributes, Interpretive Statements, ©2001 American Nurses
or the nature of health problems. Publishing, American Nurses Foundation/American
2. The nurse’s primary commitment is to the Nurses Association, Washington, DC.
patient, whether an individual, family, group, or
community. Canadian Nurse Association Code of
3. The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives Ethics for Registered Nurses
to protect the health, safety, and rights of the The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses (CNA,
patient. 2008) serves as a foundation for nurses’ ethical
4. The nurse is responsible and accountable for practice. CNA believes that the following seven
individual nursing practice and determines the values, which are described in the code, are central
appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with to ethical nursing practice. In the code each of
the nurse’s obligation to provide optimum these values is accompanied by a number of
patient care. responsibility statements, and together they out-
5. The nurse owes the same duties to self as to line the ethical practice that is expected of regis-
others, including the responsibility to preserve tered nurses. CNA believes that the quality of the
integrity and safety, to maintain competence, work environment in which nurses practice is also
and to continue personal and professional fundamental to their ability to practice ethically.
growth. 1. Providing safe, compassionate, competent
6. The nurse participates in establishing, main- and ethical care
taining, and improving health care environ-
ments and conditions of employment con- Nurses provide safe, compassionate, competent
ducive to the provision of quality health care and ethical care.
and consistent with the values of the profession 2. Promoting health and well-being
through individual and collective action.
7. The nurse participates in the advancement of Nurses work with people to enable them to attain
their highest possible level of health and well-
the profession through contributions to prac- being.
tice, education, administration, and knowledge
development. 3. Promoting and respecting informed deci-
8. The nurse collaborates with other health pro- sion-making
fessionals and the public in promoting commu- Nurses recognize, respect and promote a person’s
nity, national, and international efforts to meet right to be informed and make decisions.
health needs.
9. The profession of nursing, as represented by 4. Preserving dignity
associations and their members, is responsible Nurses recognize and respect the intrinsic worth
for articulating nursing values, for maintaining of each person.

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