Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements Second Edition

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Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements – American Nurses Association

The American Nurses Association presents the newly revised and fully updated Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, the profession’s foundational guide to ethical decision-making and practice. This essential text provides a clear and accessible framework for registered nurses across all roles, levels, and care settings, offering guidance in navigating today’s increasingly complex healthcare landscape.

What This Edition Offers:

• Nine Core Provisions accompanied by interpretive statements that define the ethical obligations, values, and professional duties of every nurse.

• A nonnegotiable ethical standard that affirms nursing’s unwavering commitment to patients, communities, and society at large.

• A reflection of nursing’s ethical heritage, now adapted for the realities of contemporary healthcare.

How It’s Structured:

• Provisions 1–3 focus on the nurse’s fundamental commitments to patients and human dignity.

• Provisions 4–6 explore professional duty, accountability, and loyalty.

• Provisions 7–9 emphasize the broader responsibilities of nurses as advocates, leaders, and contributors to public health and policy.

This updated edition simplifies language for clarity, anticipates future developments in healthcare, and introduces practical tools and resources to support its use in daily nursing practice. It also includes innovations such as digital links to foundational and supplementary materials that expand upon key concepts (to be released separately).

The Code of Ethics is more than a reference—it's a declaration of nursing’s core principles and a promise to uphold the highest standards of integrity, compassion, and care. It empowers nurses to meet their ethical obligations while shaping a better future for the profession and the people they serve.