Living the Nursing Code of Ethics Understanding Ethical Dilemmas In 1950 the ANA adopted its first code of ethics Since then, it's undergone many revisions to offset advances and changes in analysis, technology, law and overall challenges in nursing the rules are divided into 9 provisions that cover topics that embrace human dignity, confidentiality, ethical virtue and care as a right The Ethics practice standard focuses on the values and expectations of ethical conduct and behaviour for nurses It addresses ethical dilemmas and provides a decisionmaking framework to help nurses make informed decisions in the best interest of safe and ethical care Objectives Identify the ethical values that are important in providing and supporting nursing The nationally accepted guide is the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, or The Code, issued by the American Nurses Association The preface contains an explanation of the purpose of The Code "The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (the Code) establishes the ethical standard for the profession and provides a guide for nurses to use in ethical
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