ANA Code of Ethics
for Nurses (approved July 2001)
1. The
nurse in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect
for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual,
unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal
attributes, or the nature of health problems.
2.
The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group or community.
3. The
nurse promotes, advocates for and strives to protect the health, safety and
rights of the patient.
4. The
nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and
determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's
obligation to provide optimum patient care.
5. The
nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility
to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence and to continue
personal and professional growth.
6. The
nurse participates in establishing, maintaining and providing health care
environments and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of quality
health care and consistent with the values of the profession through individual
and collective action.
7. The
nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions
to
practice, education, administration and knowledge development.
8.
The nurse collaborates with other health professionals
and the public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to
meet health needs.
9. The
profession of nursing value, for maintaining the integrity of the prosession
and its practice, and for shaping social policy.
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