The Code Of Ethics For Nurses According To The
American Nurses Association – Q&A
History overview 1926 - ✔️ Suggested code: published in the American
Journal of Nursing by ANA but was never
adapted
1940 - ✔️ Tentative code: published in the American
Journal of Nursing by ANA but was never
adapted
1950 - ✔️ 1ANA adapted the first official code
2001 - ✔️ Significant positions and changes were
made in the 2001 ANA Code
Significant Changes - ✔️ 1.Return from using client to patient
2. Application of ethics guidelines in all roles, not just in
clinical roles
3. Concession the research is one but not the only
method contributing to
4. Reaffirmation against the participation of nurses in
euthanasia
5. Emphasis hat nurses owe the same obligations to
themselves and to others
6. Members who represent nursing association are
responsible for expressing nursing values,
maintaining professional integrity and participating in
public policy
The Code of Ethics for Nurses serves as the following: - ✔️ 1. A succinct
statement that ethical obligations and
duties of every individual who enter the nursing
profession
2. Nonnegotiable ethical tankard
3. Expression of nursing's own understanding of its
commitment to society
, Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses - ✔️ 1. Values and
Commitment
2. Boundaries of Duty and Loyalty
3. Duties Beyond Individual Patient Encounters
Provision 1: The nurse practices with compassion and respect
for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every
person. - ✔️ 1. Respect for Human Dignity
2. Relationship with Patients
3. The Nature of Health
4. The Right to Self-Determination
5. Relationship with Colleagues and Others
Provision 2: The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group, community, or population. - ✔️ 1.
Primacy of the patients interests
2. Conflict of Interest for nurses
3. Collaboration
4. Professional. Boundaries
Provision 3: The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects
the rights, health, and safety of the patient. - ✔️ 1. Protection of rights of
privacy and confidentiality
2. Protection of human participants in research
3. Performance standards and review mechanism
4. Professional responsibility in promoting a culture of
safety
5. Protection of patient health and safety by acting on
questionable practice
6. Patient protection and impaired practice
Boundaries of Duty and Loyalty
Provision 4: The nurse has authority, accountability and
responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes
action consistent with the obligation to provide optimal patient
care. - ✔️ 1. Acceptance of accountability and responsibility
2. Accountability for nursing judgement and action
3. Delegation of nursing activities
American Nurses Association – Q&A
History overview 1926 - ✔️ Suggested code: published in the American
Journal of Nursing by ANA but was never
adapted
1940 - ✔️ Tentative code: published in the American
Journal of Nursing by ANA but was never
adapted
1950 - ✔️ 1ANA adapted the first official code
2001 - ✔️ Significant positions and changes were
made in the 2001 ANA Code
Significant Changes - ✔️ 1.Return from using client to patient
2. Application of ethics guidelines in all roles, not just in
clinical roles
3. Concession the research is one but not the only
method contributing to
4. Reaffirmation against the participation of nurses in
euthanasia
5. Emphasis hat nurses owe the same obligations to
themselves and to others
6. Members who represent nursing association are
responsible for expressing nursing values,
maintaining professional integrity and participating in
public policy
The Code of Ethics for Nurses serves as the following: - ✔️ 1. A succinct
statement that ethical obligations and
duties of every individual who enter the nursing
profession
2. Nonnegotiable ethical tankard
3. Expression of nursing's own understanding of its
commitment to society
, Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses - ✔️ 1. Values and
Commitment
2. Boundaries of Duty and Loyalty
3. Duties Beyond Individual Patient Encounters
Provision 1: The nurse practices with compassion and respect
for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every
person. - ✔️ 1. Respect for Human Dignity
2. Relationship with Patients
3. The Nature of Health
4. The Right to Self-Determination
5. Relationship with Colleagues and Others
Provision 2: The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group, community, or population. - ✔️ 1.
Primacy of the patients interests
2. Conflict of Interest for nurses
3. Collaboration
4. Professional. Boundaries
Provision 3: The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects
the rights, health, and safety of the patient. - ✔️ 1. Protection of rights of
privacy and confidentiality
2. Protection of human participants in research
3. Performance standards and review mechanism
4. Professional responsibility in promoting a culture of
safety
5. Protection of patient health and safety by acting on
questionable practice
6. Patient protection and impaired practice
Boundaries of Duty and Loyalty
Provision 4: The nurse has authority, accountability and
responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes
action consistent with the obligation to provide optimal patient
care. - ✔️ 1. Acceptance of accountability and responsibility
2. Accountability for nursing judgement and action
3. Delegation of nursing activities
