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[Professional ethics, an essential element of nursing practice]
1c/o Soins, Elsevier Masson SAS, 92442 Issy-les-Moulineaux cedex, France.
Soins; La Revue De Reference Infirmiere
|September 20, 2017
Summary
Nurses face ethical dilemmas in practice. France published its first nursing code of ethics in 2016, aligning with international standards after decades of professional development.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Ethics
- Professional Standards
Background:
- Contemporary nursing practice involves frequent ethical dilemmas.
- Professional autonomy for nurses was granted in 1978.
- A need for a formal code of ethics emerged alongside increased autonomy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the historical development of nursing ethics codes.
- To contextualize the delayed publication of France's first nursing code of ethics.
Main Methods:
- Historical analysis of nursing professional standards.
- Comparative review of international and national nursing ethics codes.
Main Results:
- France's first official code of ethics for nurses was published in 2016.
- This publication occurred 63 years after the International Council of Nurses' initial code.
Conclusions:
- The establishment of a nursing code of ethics in France signifies a maturation of the profession.
- There was a significant lag in formalizing ethical guidelines in French nursing practice compared to international benchmarks.
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