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    The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses outlines four principal elements that establish standards of ethical conduct for nurses. The first element focuses on the nurse's responsibility to prioritize patient care, respecting patients' rights, values, and beliefs. Nurses must ensure patients can provide informed consent and keep patient information confidential. The second element describes nurses' responsibility for maintaining competence and high personal standards. The third element discusses nurses' role in determining standards of practice, developing research, and improving working conditions. The fourth element emphasizes nurses sustaining cooperative relationships with other healthcare workers and taking action if patient care is endangered. The Code is intended as a guide for nurses to apply to their practice and uphold ethical standards in a changing healthcare system.

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    The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses outlines four principal elements that establish standards of ethical conduct for nurses. The first element focuses on the nurse's responsibility to prioritize patient care, respecting patients' rights, values, and beliefs. Nurses must ensure patients can provide informed consent and keep patient information confidential. The second element describes nurses' responsibility for maintaining competence and high personal standards. The third element discusses nurses' role in determining standards of practice, developing research, and improving working conditions. The fourth element emphasizes nurses sustaining cooperative relationships with other healthcare workers and taking action if patient care is endangered. The Code is intended as a guide for nurses to apply to their practice and uphold ethical standards in a changing healthcare system.

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    The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses outlines four principal elements that establish standards of ethical conduct for nurses. The first element focuses on the nurse's responsibility to prioritize patient care, respecting patients' rights, values, and beliefs. Nurses must ensure patients can provide informed consent and keep patient information confidential. The second element describes nurses' responsibility for maintaining competence and high personal standards. The third element discusses nurses' role in determining standards of practice, developing research, and improving working conditions. The fourth element emphasizes nurses sustaining cooperative relationships with other healthcare workers and taking action if patient care is endangered. The Code is intended as a guide for nurses to apply to their practice and uphold ethical standards in a changing healthcare system.

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    THE CODE The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses has four principal elements that

    outline the standards of ethical conduct.


    Elements of the Code
    1. Nurses and people The nurses primary professional responsibility is to
    people requiring nursing care. In providing care, the nurse promotes an
    environment in which the human rights, values, customs and spiritual beliefs of
    the individual, family and community are respected. The nurse ensures that the
    individual receives sufficient information on which to base consent for care and
    related treatment. The nurse holds in confidence personal information and uses
    judgement in sharing this information. The nurse shares with society the
    responsibility for initiating and supporting action to meet the health and social
    needs of the public, in particular those of vulnerable populations. The nurse also
    shares responsibility to sustain and protect the natural environment from
    depletion, pollution, degradation and destruction. 3
    2. Nurses and practice The nurse carries personal responsibility and
    accountability for nursing practice, and for maintaining competence by continual
    learning. The nurse maintains a standard of personal health such that the ability
    to provide care is not compromised. The nurse uses judgement regarding
    individual competence when accepting and delegating responsibility. The nurse
    at all times maintains standards of personal conduct which reflect well on the
    profession and enhance public confidence. The nurse, in providing care, ensures
    that use of technology and scientific advances are compatible with the safety,
    dignity and rights of people.
    3. Nurses and the profession The nurse assumes the major role in
    determining and implementing acceptable standards of clinical nursing practice,
    management, research and education. The nurse is active in developing a core of
    research-based professional knowledge. The nurse, acting through the
    professional organisation, participates in creating and maintaining equitable
    social and economic working conditions in nursing
    4. Nurses and co-workers The nurse sustains a co-operative relationship with
    co-workers in nursing and other fields. The nurse takes appropriate action to
    safeguard individuals when their care is endangered by a co-worker or any other
    person. 4 Suggestions for use of the ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses .The ICN Code
    of Ethics for Nurses is a guide for action based on social values and needs. It will
    have meaning only as a living document if applied to the realities of nursing and
    health care in a changing society. To achieve its purpose the Code must be
    understood, internalised and used by nurses in all aspects of their work. It must
    be available to students and nurses throughout their study and work lives.

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