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 ...

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 ...

Ethical decision-making is a constant part of nursing, shaped by patient rights, professional standards, and the realities of modern healthcare. Nurses balance urgent care needs, moral considerations, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American Nurses Association has released the 2025 revision of its Code of Ethics for Nurses, reflecting the realities of modern healthcare. The update addresses racism, health equity, global ...

A coalition of health-care groups this month unveiled a code of ethics it hopes will protect nurses from other countries from abusive employment practices when they take jobs in the United States. "It ...

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 ...

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 ...

Strikes by nurses are not common -- but they do happen. The longest recent nurses' strike took place at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts during 2020-2021. That one lasted 301 days. In ...