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In recent times, the ethics of nursing has also shifted more towards the nurse's obligation to respect the human rights and dignity of the patient and this is reflected in a number of professional codes for nurses, [3] such as in the latest code from the International Council of Nurses. [4]
The American Medical Technologists (AMT) is a professional association that encompasses 80,000 allied health professionals. It was founded in 1939. [1] [2]The organization published a bi-monthly journal entitled The Journal of American Medical Technologists. [3]
The Nightingale Pledge is a statement of the ethics and principles of the nursing profession in the United States, and it is not used outside the US. It included a vow to "abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous" and to "zealously seek to nurse those who are ill wherever they may be and whenever they are in need."
Medical Code of Ethics is a document that establishes the ethical rules of behaviour of all healthcare professionals, such as registered medical practitioners, physicians, dental practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, defining the priorities of their professional work, showing the principles in the relations with patients, other physicians and the rest of community.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a 501(c)(6) professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911. [3] It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland [4] and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy [2] is the current president.
The Code of Ethics was then adapted in 1847, relying heavily on Percival's words. [18] Over the years in 1903, 1912, and 1947, revisions have been made to the original document. [ 18 ] The practice of medical ethics is widely accepted and practiced throughout the world.
The International Code of Medical Ethics [1] was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association at London in 1949, and amended in 1968, 1983, and 2006. It is a code based on the Declaration of Geneva and the main goal is to establish the ethical principles of the physicians worldwide, based on his duties in general, to his patients and to his colleagues.
In November 2017, the new Code document (with a slightly amended title) was in draft form and was noticed by both the Toronto Star and the Simcoe Times in the former's article on cyber-bullying problems at the Ontario Medical Association. [5] In October 2018, the Code was in draft form.