Transcription of THE ICN CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES
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THE ICNCODE OF ETHICSFOR NURSESI nternational Council of NursesRevised 2012 THE ICN CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSESAn international code of ETHICS for NURSES was firstadopted by the International Council of NURSES (ICN)in 1953. It has been revised and reaffirmed at varioustimes since, most recently with this review andrevision completed in have four fundamental responsibilities: to promotehealth, to prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviatesuffering. The need for nursing is in nursing is a respect for human rights, includingcultural rights, the right to life and choice, to dignity and tobe treated with respect. Nursing care is respectful of andunrestricted by considerations of age, colour, creed, culture,disability or illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,politics, race or social render health services to the individual, the family andthe community and coordinate their services with those ofrelated rights, including translation into other languages, reserved.
in national nurses’ associations so as to create favourable socioeconomic conditions for nurses. Sensitise learners to the importance of professional nursing associations. Lobby for fair social and economic working conditions in nursing. Develop position statements and guidelines in workplace issues. 8
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