ANA To Release New Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and Application for Nursing Education and Professional Development This Month

South Carolina Nurse, The, Apr-Jun 2008

ANA To Release New Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and Application for Nursing Education and Professional Development This Month

SILVER SPRING, MD-This new 200 page publication is for everyone who currently refers to and utilizes the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as a guideline for putting the core values expressed in the Code into everyday practice. The organization that would become the ANA first discussed a code of ethics in 1896 and; as the Code of Ethics evolved, it has reflected the complex and changing roles of nurses over the decades. In 2008, it continues to provide a framework for ethical decision making in all areas of nursing practice. Consequently, the nursing profession consistently ranks as the most trusted in the country today.

Today more than ever, nurses, regardless of their role, face tremendous challenges that often give rise to ethical issues. Nurse managers and educators will find ANA's new Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses a powerful tool for teaching the staff and students how to apply the values in the Code of Ethics to professional practice. Every manager needs to understand how to apply the Code to Practice to ensure that staff practice nursing ethically. Educators preparing students for professional practice in this complex and changing healthcare environment should make this a standard text in every classroom and professional development program in the country.

This book explains the specific implications of the ANA Code of Ethics. Each chapter discusses a single Code Provision, including

* History

* Purpose and theory

* Application

* Case studies and examples

For easy reference, the book also features

* Provision statement at the beginning of each chapter

* Full text of the ANA Code of Ethics

* Comprehensive index of key concepts

From the classroom to professional practice, nurses will find Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses a powerful tool for learning how to apply the values of ethics to nursing practice.

Review copies for educators and press copies for media contacts are available upon request by contacting Francine Bennett at francine.bennett@ana.org. Educators should include name of school, contact information, course/program title and student enrollment in course using the book. Press should include name of publication, organization, reviewer name and address information including phone and email address.

ABOUT THIS ROOK

Author/Editor: Marsha D.M. Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN

Published: 02/08

Page #: 200 pp.

ISBN-13 978-1-55810-258-3 .95/ANA Member $23.95

Price: List $29

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