ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Today, many countries are struggling with fewer resources, shortages of health care workers, and increasingly ill patients. These situations, coupled with advances in technology and increases in lifespan - and our own cultural and religious beliefs and social norms - create ethical dilemmas for nurses and others. International Council of Nurses works to guide nurses in everyday choices and supports their refusal to participate in activities that conflict with caring and healing.
International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics
Health Care in Danger
Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition
Consensus Framework for Ethical Collaboration
International Council of Nurses Press Releases on Ethics and Human Rights
Growing support for shared ethical principles from healthcare and medicines providers (26 January 2015)
International Council of Nurses supports right of nurse to refuse to force-feed prisoners at Guantanamo Bay (20 November 2014)
Health Care in Danger launches new e-learning module. Aimed at health-care professionals working in situations of armed conflict and other emergencies (29 October 2014)
Putting patients first: five global healthcare organisations sign Consensus Framework for Ethical Collaboration (14 January 2014)
International Council of Nurses and ICRC address role of health-care personnel in armed conflicts and other emergencies (22 October 2013)
Revised International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics for Nurses reflects importance of positive practice environments and evidence-based practice (3 December 2012)
Complex Humanitarian Emergencies the Focus of New Nursing Network (31 May 2007)
The International Council of Nurses Commends Muslim Scholars’ Call to End Female Genital Mutilation (29 November 2006)
Health and Safety of Civilians is Severely Threatened in Middle East Conflict (7 August 2006)
UNHCR, MSD and the International Council of Nurses Team Up to Strengthen Refugee Health (24 February 2006)
Stephen Lewis Tapped for Global Nursing Health and Human Rights Award (22 May 2005)
International Council of Nurses Positions Statements and Fact Sheets on Ethics and Human Rights
Abuse and violence against nursing personnel
Armed conflict: Nursing’s perspective Child labour Cloning and human health
Elimination of female genital mutilation
Ethical nurse recruitment
International Council of Nurses advocacy for human rights and ethical issues
Nurses and human rights
Nurses’ role in providing care to dying patients and their families
Nurses’ role in the care of detainees and prisoners
Nursing care of the older person
Rights of children
Torture, death penalty and participation by nurses in executions
Towards elimination of weapons of war and conflict