Background: The research question for this study was as follows: Is the Code of Ethics for
Nurses in Italy (Code) a valid or useful decision-making instrument for nurses faced with …

Ethical difficulties arise in healthcare practices. However, despite extensive research
findings that demonstrate that most nurses are involved in recurrent ethical problems …

Aim. This paper reports a study exploring nurses' views on the 'potential'content and
functions of an ethical code for nurses in Belgium. The term 'potential'is used, because …

The aim of this study was to explore how Belgian nurses view issues related to the
development, dissemination and implementation of a code of ethics for nurses. Fifty nurses …

Introduction: Clinical policies control several aspects of clinical practice, including individual
treatment and care, resource management and healthcare professionals' etiquette. This …

Aim. This paper is a report of a study exploring the use of ethical codes and obstacles to
their use in nursing practice as perceived by Finnish, Greek and Italian nurses. Background …

Since its development in 1953, the International Council of Nursing's Code of Ethics for
Nurses has been revised a number of times and adopted or adapted as a guide for nurses in …

Background: Advances in biomedical sciences, technologies and care practices have
resulted in an increase in ethical problems and a resulting growth of difficulties encountered …

Adherence to professional ethics in nursing is fundamental for high-quality ethical care.
However, analysis of the use and impact of nurses' codes of ethics as a part of professional …

Background: Ethics, being a fundamental component of nursing practice, must be integrated
in the nursing education curriculum. Even though different bodies are promoting ethics and …