Know the code
Every day, nurses face ethical challenges. The recently revised Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements provides a framework for addressing concerns inherent in the profession.
By Debra Anscombe Wood, RN
Keep these 9 ethical provisions front of mind
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Helm an ethics team
RNs can successfully lead interprofessional ethics committees with the right tools.
Address your moral distress
Liaisons help nurses feel supported in voicing and discussing ethical concerns.
When the end of life is near
Nurses must see to patients’ both physical and psychological needs during this difficult time.
Call out unsafe practices
Speaking out if a colleague is not operating by ethical standards can be intimidating, but is necessary.
8 key assumptions
Nurse leaders draft a blueprint for a healthcare culture that is more supportive of nursing ethics.
Who's your go-to person?
RNs share whom they turn to for support when faced with an ethical dilemma at work.
How to make ethical decisions
What a patient wants should be of paramount importance when a decision needs to be made.
Make every day count
A nurse helps a dying patient spend as much time as possible with his young daughter.
Know the code
Being familiar with the Code of Ethics can help nurses prepare for tough ethical dilemmas that are bound to happen.
Choose your words wisely
A patient tapes his medical employees making inappropriate comments about him while he is sedated.
Live by the code
Base your practice on strong moral principles.
LGBTQ CE series debuts
Learn about the health needs of the LGBTQ community with a new series of courses.
6 key ethical principles
Discover how fidelity, beneficence, autonomy and other principles come into play in ethics.
Are you an ethics champion?
Operate within three core responsibilities to make a critical difference in patients’ lives.
CE catalog
From bioethics to palliative care, several education modules provide important ethics lessons for nurses.
Detect human trafficking
The first steps in patient care for potential victims is identification and assessment.
Keep it confidential
Nurses who work in the community are obligated to follow confidentiality and privacy policies.
Protect whistleblowers
The ANA Code of Ethics says nurses have a responsibility to assist whistleblowers.
A beautiful death
Nurse learns valuable lessons about end-of-life care and experiencing a beautiful death.
