CODE OF ETHICS

• Ethical codes are systemic guidelines for

shaping ethical behavior that answer the
normative questions of what beliefs and values
should be morally accepted. It is a formal
statement of a group’s ideals and values.
• It is a set of ethical principles that:
(a) Is shared by members of the group,
(b) Reflects their moral judgments over time, and
(c) Serves as a standard for their professional
actions.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. Service to others
2. Integrity and Objectivity
3. Professional Competence
4. Solidarity and Teamwork
5. Social and Civic Responsibility
6. Global Competitiveness
7. Equality of all Professions
• Code of Ethics for Nurses in the Philippines was devised as
a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities which
would tackle difficult issues and decisions that a profession
might be facing, and give clear instruction of what action
would be considered ethical or right in the given
circumstance.
• The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses in the Philippines
is promulgated by the Board of Nursing (BON) and was
consulted with accredited professional organizations like
the Philippine Nurses Association. It also coincides with the
ideals of Republic Act No. 9173 or the “Philippine Nursing
Act of 2002.”
• The Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses was made after a
consultation on October 23, 2013 at Iloilo City after
accredited professional organizations decided to adopt a
new Code of Ethics under the RA 9173.
NURSES AND PEOPLE
• Nurses’ primary responsibility is to those people who require nursing care.
• The nurse, in providing care, promotes an environment in which values,
customs and spiritual beliefs of the individual are respected.

NURSES AND PRACTICES

• The nurse carries personal responsibility for nursing practices and for
maintaining competence by continual learning.
• Maintains the highest standards of nursing care and acts in a professional
capacity maintaining professional conduct.
NURSES AND SOCIETY
• Shares with other citizens the responsibility for initiating and supporting
action to meet the health and social needs of the public.
• The code states the responsibility of the nurse for positive promotion of
health for the public by intiating and supporting action to meet the health and
social needs.

NURSES AND CO-WORKERS

• The nurse sustains a cooperative and colaborative relationship with co-
workers in nursing and in other fields.
• The nurse takes appropriate action to safeguard the individual when his care
is endangered by a co-worker or by any person.