Pamphlet is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and duties of individuals who enter the nursing profession, the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard, and an expression of nursing's own understanding of its commitment to society. Provides a framework for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision-making.  

xiii, 60 pages ; 23 cm 

Provision 1. Respect for human dignity ; Relationships with patients ; The nature of health ; The right to self-determination ; Relationships with colleagues and others -- Provision 2. Primacy of the patient's interests ; Conflict of interest for nurses ; Collaboration ; Professional boundaries -- Provision 3. Protection of the rights of privacy and confidentiality ; Protection of human participants in research ; Performance standards and review mechanisms ; Professional responsibility in promoting a culture of safety ; Protection of patient health and safety by acting on questionable practice ; Patient protection and impaired practice -- Provision 4. Authority, accountability, and responsibility ; Accountability for nursing judgments, decisions, and actions ; Responsibility for nursing judgments, decisions, and actions ; Assignment and delegation of nursing activities or tasks -- Provision 5. Duties to self and others ; Promotion of personal health, safety, and well-being ; preservation of wholeness of character ; Preservation of integrity ; Maintenance of competence and continuation of professional growth ; Continuation of personal growth -- Provision 6. The environment and moral virtue ; The environment and ethical obligation ; Responsibility for the healthcare environment -- Provision 7. Contributions through research and scholarly inquiry ; Contributions through developing, maintaining, and implementing professional practice standards ; Contributions through nursing and health policy development -- Provision 8. Health is a universal right ; Collaboration for health, human rights, and health diplomacy ; Obligation to advance health and human rights and reduce disparities ; Collaboration for human rights in complex, extreme, or extraordinary practice settings -- Provision 9. Articulation and assertion of values ; Integrity of the profession ; Integrating social justice ; Social justice in nursing and health policy.