On any given day, the average nurse uses his or her knowledge, training and ethical standards to make countless moral decisions regarding patient health. Both minor issues and complex emergencies must ...

Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...

In its latest update, over 6,000 nurses worldwide shared their insights to ensure it reflects today’s realities. A panel of 49 experts, including six co-chairs, spent more than 600 hours refining the ...

While DEI is under fire in healthcare, CNOs might consider taking steps to reevaluate their programs and policies based on their risk tolerance and organizational values.

The American Nurses Association is hosting its first-ever Ethics Symposium this summer as part of what it has designated as the “Year of Ethics.” Symposium attendees can learn critical elements of an ...

Ineffective leaders often fail to promote moral courage or to address the ethical dilemmas nurses routinely face, such as when they witness or experience bullying in the workplace, failure to obtain ...

Annual Gallup poll has ranked nursing as America’s most-trusted profession for 21 consecutive years. Nurses’ ability to ensure their patients’ well-being is among the reasons why they rate the highest ...

Health policy group AcademyHealth has released a new voluntary code of ethics for use in recruiting internationally-based nurses, one designed to better protect their rights in the midst of a rapid ...

For over 30 years I have worked as nurse in public health serving the most vulnerable populations, a profession I chose because I was inspired by my mother who was a “tuberculosis (TB) nurse.” She ...

Updated 7/29 with Charlie Gard's death. The tragic spectacle of the legal battle over Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old British baby whose genetic disease inflicted catastrophic and irreversible brain ...

Congress gets the lowest marks for honesty and ethics of any profession, while nurses get the highest, a new Gallup Poll said Monday. The poll also found the public’s view of journalists is unusually ...