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According to @ANANursingWorld, "The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements is the social contract that nurses have with the U.S. public..."
1/ https://twitter.com/kimacquaviva/status/1298644663541342210
1/ https://twitter.com/kimacquaviva/status/1298644663541342210
"It exemplifies our profession's promise to provide and advocate for safe, quality care for all patients and communities."
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"It binds nurses to support each other so that all nurses can fulfill their ethical and professional obligations."
Source: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/
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Source: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/
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So, ANA asserts that:
- Nurses have a social contract with the U.S. public.
- The Code of Ethics is that social contract.
- The Code of Ethics exemplifies the "profession's promise to provide and advocate for safe, quality care for all patients and communities."
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- Nurses have a social contract with the U.S. public.
- The Code of Ethics is that social contract.
- The Code of Ethics exemplifies the "profession's promise to provide and advocate for safe, quality care for all patients and communities."
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- The Code "binds nurses to support each other so that all nurses can fulfill their ethical and professional obligations."
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- The Code "binds nurses to support each other so that all nurses can fulfill their ethical and professional obligations."
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ANA also asserts that "[e]thics form the foundation of all nursing practice. Through the Code of Ethics, ANA helps nurses to navigate complex moral issues."
Source: https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/
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Source: https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/
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ANA also asserts that "advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients, in their workplaces, and in their communities; but legislative and political advocacy is no less important to advancing the profession and patient care."
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ANA goes on to say that "ANA offers the information, tools, and resources that nurses need to become effective advocates."
Source: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/
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Source: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/
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Logic follows that, if (1) ANA says they use the Code of Ethics to help nurses "navigate complex moral issues," (2) ANA believes "advocacy is a pillar of nursing," and (3) ANA believes "political advocacy" is important to "advancing the profession and patient care," then....
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ANA needs to use the Code of Ethics to help nurses navigate the Presidential Election.
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