Code of Ethics of the International Council of Nurses for the Nursing Profession

Authors

  • CIE Consejo Internacional de Enfermeras <p>Consejo Internacional de Enfermeras, Ginebra, Suiza</p>

Keywords:

Ethics, Institutional ethics, Nursing ethics, Ethical theory

Abstract

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) adopted for the first time an International Code of Ethics for Nurses in 1953, which has been revised and reaffirmed with respect to four fundamental duties: to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviate suffering.

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Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2017): Abril-junio

Section

Carta al Editor