The American Nurses Association developed a Code of Ethics for Nurses in the 1950s. It has been revised over the years to respond to technological advances and changes in society and the nursing field ...

Georgetown University’s School of Nursing (SON) explored the key changes designed to support nurses and patients in the changing healthcare systems in the newly revised 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses, ...

The International Council of Nurses has launched a newly revised version of its code of ethics, with a greater focus on the role of nurses in global health and the ethical dilemmas the profession ...

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 ...

In its latest update, over 6,000 nurses worldwide shared their insights to ensure it reflects today’s realities. A panel of 49 experts, including six co-chairs, spent more than 600 hours refining the ...

Annual Gallup poll has ranked nursing as America’s most-trusted profession for 21 consecutive years. Nurses’ ability to ensure their patients’ well-being is among the reasons why they rate the highest ...

A persistent shortage of nursing staff across the United States challenges the belief and values of this profession. Many nurses may find it difficult to carry out their ethical obligations to ...

The American Nurses Association is hosting its first-ever Ethics Symposium this summer as part of what it has designated as the “Year of Ethics.” Symposium attendees can learn critical elements of an ...

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 ...

One-third of newly licensed registered nurses leave the field after just two years. Citing moral distress as a major factor, Professor Cynda Rushton, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, of the Johns Hopkins School of ...