ANA Code Of Ethics Summary

The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics exists as a guide for nurses and other medical professionals; the nine provisions included lead medical professionals to have the safest, most respectful practice possible. Provision six in the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements focuses on the medical environment and what is done to ensure an environment that is ethical and provides safe and competent healthcare. (ANA, 2015) Virtues are what drives people to do the ‘right thing’. They can be learned and habituated; but for that to happen there must be an environment that has a strong positive moral atmosphere. An environment that encourages and breeds good virtues creates a better experience for all of the people involved; including nurses, colleagues, patients, ect. Ethical obligations are also incredibly important to the nursing environment. The main focus of ethical

The ANA Code of Ethics addresses these issues throughout the entire document, but specifically focuses on it in provision eight. Provision eight states that nurses must get involved in educating the public about illness, injury, or disease. They must also discuss and address issues that become barriers to health through institutional and public conversation, education, and legislation. Nurses involvement in helping end these disparities is at the forefront of the ANA Code of Ethics; however, it may not be specific enough goal to meet the Healthy People 2020 goals (Nursing Science Quarterly (NSQ), 2013). The ICN Code of Ethics is very similar to the ANA Code of Ethics in that it says that nurses should collaborate with their coworkers and other nurses to address nursing issues. The NSNA Code of Ethics encourages students to get involved in the conversation about issues such as these; it also addresses students facing some of these problems and how they should get