Code Of Ethics For Filipino Nurses
CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES
WHEREAS, the Board of Nursing (BON) has the power to promulgate a Code of Ethics for
Registered Nurses in coordination and consultation with the accredited professional organization (Sec. 9, (g), Art III of (Republic Act) No. 9173, known as the “Philippine Nursing
Act of 2002);
WHEREAS, in the formulation of the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Code of Good
Governance for the Professions in the Philippines was utilized as the principal basis thereof:
All the principles under the said Code were adopted and integrated into the Code of Ethics as they apply to the nursing profession;
WHEREAS, the promulgation of the said Code as a set of guidelines, regulations or measures shall be subject to approval by the Commission (Sec. 9, Art. II of R.A. No. 9173); and
WHEREAS, the Board, after consultation on October 23, 2003 at Iloilo City with the accredited professional organization of registered nurses, the Philippine Nurses Association, Inc.
(PNA), and other affiliate organizations of Registered Nurses, decided to adopt a new Code of Ethics under the afore-mentioned new law;
NOW, THERFORE, the Board hereby resolved, as it now resolves, to promulgate the hereunder
Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses:
ARTICLE I
PREAMBLE
SECTION 1.
Health is a fundamental right of every individual. The Filipino registered nurse, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the primary responsibility to preserve health at all cost. This responsibility encompasses promotion of health, prevention of illness, alleviation of suffering, and restoration of health. However, when the foregoing are not possible, assistance towards a peaceful death shall be his/her obligation.
SECTION 2.
To assume this responsibility, registered nurses have to gain knowledge and understanding of man’s cultural, social, spiritual, physiological, psychological, and ecological aspects of illness, utilizing the therapeutic process. Cultural diversity and political and
WHEREAS, the Board of Nursing (BON) has the power to promulgate a Code of Ethics for
Registered Nurses in coordination and consultation with the accredited professional organization (Sec. 9, (g), Art III of (Republic Act) No. 9173, known as the “Philippine Nursing
Act of 2002);
WHEREAS, in the formulation of the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Code of Good
Governance for the Professions in the Philippines was utilized as the principal basis thereof:
All the principles under the said Code were adopted and integrated into the Code of Ethics as they apply to the nursing profession;
WHEREAS, the promulgation of the said Code as a set of guidelines, regulations or measures shall be subject to approval by the Commission (Sec. 9, Art. II of R.A. No. 9173); and
WHEREAS, the Board, after consultation on October 23, 2003 at Iloilo City with the accredited professional organization of registered nurses, the Philippine Nurses Association, Inc.
(PNA), and other affiliate organizations of Registered Nurses, decided to adopt a new Code of Ethics under the afore-mentioned new law;
NOW, THERFORE, the Board hereby resolved, as it now resolves, to promulgate the hereunder
Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses:
ARTICLE I
PREAMBLE
SECTION 1.
Health is a fundamental right of every individual. The Filipino registered nurse, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the primary responsibility to preserve health at all cost. This responsibility encompasses promotion of health, prevention of illness, alleviation of suffering, and restoration of health. However, when the foregoing are not possible, assistance towards a peaceful death shall be his/her obligation.
SECTION 2.
To assume this responsibility, registered nurses have to gain knowledge and understanding of man’s cultural, social, spiritual, physiological, psychological, and ecological aspects of illness, utilizing the therapeutic process. Cultural diversity and political and