THE ICN CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
International Council of Nurses ANS -ICN meaning
1. Promote health
2. Prevent illness
3. Restore health
4. Alleviate Pain ANS -Four nurses fundamental responsibilities
1. Nurses and People
2. Nurses and Practice
3. Nurses and Profession
4. Nurses and Co-workers ANS -Four Principal Elements of ICN Code
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse's primary professional responsibility is to people
requiring nursing care.
Nurses and People ANS -In providing care, the nurse promotes an environment in which
the human rights, values, customs and spiritual beliefs of the
individual, family and community are respected.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse ensures that the individual receives accurate,
sufficient and timely information in a culturally appropriate
manner on which to base consent for care and related
treatment.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse holds in confidence personal information and uses
, judgement in sharing this information.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse shares with society the responsibility for initiating
and supporting action to meet the health and social needs of
the public, in particular those of vulnerable populations.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse advocates for equity and social justice in resource
allocation, access to health care and other social and
economic services.
Nurses and Poeple ANS -The nurse demonstrates professional values such as
respectfulness, responsiveness, compassion, trustworthiness
and integrity
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse carries personal responsibility and accountability
for nursing practice, and for maintaining competence by continual
learning.
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse maintains a standard of personal health such that the
ability to provide care is not compromised.
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse uses judgement regarding individual competence when
accepting and delegating responsibility.
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse at all times maintains standards of personal conduct
which reflect well on the profession and enhance its image and
public confidence
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse strives to foster and maintain a practice culture
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
International Council of Nurses ANS -ICN meaning
1. Promote health
2. Prevent illness
3. Restore health
4. Alleviate Pain ANS -Four nurses fundamental responsibilities
1. Nurses and People
2. Nurses and Practice
3. Nurses and Profession
4. Nurses and Co-workers ANS -Four Principal Elements of ICN Code
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse's primary professional responsibility is to people
requiring nursing care.
Nurses and People ANS -In providing care, the nurse promotes an environment in which
the human rights, values, customs and spiritual beliefs of the
individual, family and community are respected.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse ensures that the individual receives accurate,
sufficient and timely information in a culturally appropriate
manner on which to base consent for care and related
treatment.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse holds in confidence personal information and uses
, judgement in sharing this information.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse shares with society the responsibility for initiating
and supporting action to meet the health and social needs of
the public, in particular those of vulnerable populations.
Nurses and People ANS -The nurse advocates for equity and social justice in resource
allocation, access to health care and other social and
economic services.
Nurses and Poeple ANS -The nurse demonstrates professional values such as
respectfulness, responsiveness, compassion, trustworthiness
and integrity
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse carries personal responsibility and accountability
for nursing practice, and for maintaining competence by continual
learning.
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse maintains a standard of personal health such that the
ability to provide care is not compromised.
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse uses judgement regarding individual competence when
accepting and delegating responsibility.
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse at all times maintains standards of personal conduct
which reflect well on the profession and enhance its image and
public confidence
Nurses and Practice ANS -The nurse strives to foster and maintain a practice culture
