Nurses face ethical decisions daily, balancing patient autonomy, safety, fairness, and compassion. These choices often happen under pressure, with real human lives affected. Understanding core ...

The American Nurses Association developed a Code of Ethics for Nurses in the 1950s. It has been revised over the years to respond to technological advances and changes in society and the nursing field ...

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 ...

Nurses face daily situations where patient needs, institutional policies, and ethical principles collide. From informed consent to mandatory reporting, these moments test both clinical judgment and ...

Georgetown University’s School of Nursing (SON) explored the key changes designed to support nurses and patients in the changing healthcare systems in the newly revised 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses, ...

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 ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...