On any given day, the average nurse uses his or her knowledge, training and ethical standards to make countless moral decisions regarding patient health. Both minor issues and complex emergencies must ...

AcademyHealth has released a new voluntary code of ethics for use in recruiting foreign-educated nurses. The code, authored by a task force of union members, healthcare organizations, educational and ...

SILVER SPRING, MD, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Center for Ethics & Human Rights released the highly anticipated 2025 revision of the Code of Ethics ...

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has launched a consultation on updating its code of ethics for nurses around the world, which was last refreshed eight years ago. The global nursing body said ...

Dr Kofi Issah, Deputy Upper West Regional Director of Health, on Wednesday appealed to nurses to strictly adhere to and respect their code of ethics in the discharge of their duties. “The respect of ...

An unprecedented report looks at the ethical issues facing the nursing profession, as the American Nursing Association prepares to release a revised Code of Ethics in 2015. In the wake of media focus ...

Carol Patton, PhD, a clinical faculty member at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, was recently selected as one of the few members appointed to an advisory committee of the American ...

In the world of TV sensationalism, the moguls have hit on a new venue, the flawed nurse. It was bad enough having nurses portrayed as bimbos or minimal characters, but now we have “Nurse Jackie” and ...

For over 30 years I have worked as nurse in public health serving the most vulnerable populations, a profession I chose because I was inspired by my mother who was a “tuberculosis (TB) nurse.” She ...