There has been limited attention to ethical leadership for formal nurse leaders around the
world. Assuming that codes of ethics provide meaningful standards of what is expected of …

Although ethical leadership by formal nurse leaders is critical to enhancing ethical health-
care practice, research has shown that many nurses feel unsupported by their leaders. In …

Background: Attention to ethical leadership in nursing has diminished over the past several
decades. Objectives: The aim of our study was to investigate how frontline nurses and formal …

In this article, we focus our attention on the Canadian Nurses Association's Code of Ethics
(Code) for Registered Nurses (1997) and the background against which it was developed. In …

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 …

In her worldwide search for a code of ethics to provide guidelines for professional practice,
Linda Sawyer found that the codes of health care professionals were disappointing, mainly …

3) incorporating it into practice environments through dialogue and the development of
relevant in-service and continuing education programs; 4) advising colleagues in other …

Since the inception of modern nursing in the 19th century, considerable thought has been
paid to the moral nature of the discipline. A cursory review of the writings of early leaders …

To practice competently and with integrity, today's nurses must have in place several key
elements that guide the profession, such as an accreditation process for education, a …

Aim To conduct an integrative review and synthesize current primary studies of professional
ethics in nursing. Background Professional ethics is a familiar concept in nursing and …