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The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses has four principal elements that provide a framework for ethical conduct: nurses and patients or other people requiring care or services, nurses and practice, nurses and the profession, and nurses and global health.
The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses. Report. 20 October 2021. Core competencies, Nursing regulation, Professional practice, Service delivery, Social-economic welfare. Download. EN FR ES CN DE. The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses has served as the standard for nurses worldwide since it was first adopted in 1953.
The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses provides ethical guidance in relation to nurses’ roles, responsibilities, behaviours, decision-making and relationships with patients and people who are receiving nursing care.
A revised Code of Ethics for Nurses was launched by the International Council of Nurses on International Ethics Day on October 20. The extensively revised Code addresses many of the challenges and ethical dilemmas which were brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses is a statement of the ethical values, responsibilities and professional accountabilities of nurses and nursing students1 that defines and guides ethical nursing practice within the different roles nurses assume.
The revised Code of Ethics aligns with the ANA's Code of Ethics and readers are asked to become familiar with its contents as the practice of professional nursing and the healthcare work environment continue to be challenged.
The purpose of the revision of the ICN Code of Ethics is to serve as a basis for the discussion of health policies that harmonize and enhance awareness of standards of ethics for nurses on a wider basis.