Code of Ethics for International Nurses

Code of Ethics is defined as “a set of principles of conduct within an organization that guide decision making and behavior. Members of an organization adopt a code of ethics to share a dedication to ethical behavior and adopt this code to declare the organization’s principles and standards of practice.” .”(“Code of Ethics Law and Legal Definition“, 2001-2008, ¶ 1) This paper will discuss the Ethics are thus the principle that is put in place to guide an individual, group or profession in conduct. There are various types of ethics owned to the different professions available. In this paper the code of ethics for international nurses is discussed. Nurses have four fundamental responsibilities of: promoting health, to preventing illness, restoring health and alleviating suffering. The need for nursing is universal and a permanent attribute in nursing is respect for human rights, including cultural rights, the right to life and choice, to dignity and to be treated with respect. Nursing care is respectful of and unrestricted by considerations of age, color, creed, culture, disability or illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, politics, race or social status. Nurses render health services to the individual, family and community, and also co-ordinate their services with those of related groups. The international Code of Nurses (ICN) thus serves as a guide for action based on social values and needs. It’s meaning as a living document come from the fact that is applied to the realities of nursing and health care in a changing society. The nurse’s primary professional responsibility is to people requiring nursing care and in the pursuit of this, the nurse promotes an environment in which the human rights, values, customs and spiritual beliefs of the individual, family and community are respected. She also shares in responsibility to sustain and protect the natural environment from pollution, degradation and destruction. The nurse holds in confidence personal