Secure the future. A model for an international nursing ethic

Fidelity, accountability, virtues, and caring have been presented as a perspective by which perioperative nurses the world over may use to analyze and begin to approach the many and varied ethical dilemmas and issues that challenge us as professional nurses today. This model is just that--a model. Think about it. Discuss it with your international colleagues this week. Apply it to situations you have faced. I welcome debate and critique, for they are elements of professional and intellectual growth. Secure the future with the new knowledge, skills, and friendships you acquire this week. We have the challenge and the opportunity to help direct the future of our practice. There is uncertainty when we function in isolation. There is strength and unity of purpose when we use our common beliefs to enhance our practice. Secure the future starting now. Care about your patients, their families, and your colleagues. I thank you again for the opportunity and the privilege to share my views with you. I salute you, my colleagues in perioperative nursing.