According to the Nursing Code of Ethics and advocacy guidelines from the Edelman & Mandle text, the ethical and advocacy responsibilities nurses have when promoting health across the lifespan is very broad. Nurses’ responsibilities are depending on the patient’s needs or care. According to Elderman, Kudzma, & Mandle (2014) “Codes of ethics offer guidelines on not only about responsibilities for ensuring good care but also about responsibilities for recognizing and addressing barriers to service” (p. 110). The textbook by Edelman et al, outlines those essential responsibilities of nurses in ethical and advocacy that facilitate health promotion across life span. However, nurses have adopted a narrow approach to health promotion that focuses more