Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...

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In its annual Honesty and Ethics poll, Gallup has named nursing as the nation’s most trusted profession. In light of New ...

Annual Gallup poll has ranked nursing as America’s most-trusted profession for 21 consecutive years. Nurses’ ability to ensure their patients’ well-being is among the reasons why they rate the highest ...

Nursing practice is informed by research, and all nurses, midwives and care staff should be research aware even if they do not consider themselves research active. The principles of research ethics, ...

The oncology nursing staff faced a critical dilemma. A 70-year-old woman with advanced cancer was declining rapidly and unable to communicate. Her nurses strongly believed that her care should shift ...

Ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society. At its simplest, ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how ...