The student will need to know the history of nursing ethics from the 1960s to the present day and the Codes of Ethics for Nurses, with particular reference to that of 2025
Course Prerequisites
No knowledge is required to attend the course
Teaching Methods
lectures with slides
Assessment Methods
Multiple choice test with 15 questions and 4 answer options
Texts
-Code of Ethics of the Nursing Professions 2025 –Ministerial Decree 739/94 –Presidential Decree March 14, 1974 no. 225 –Job Description –Nurse-Citizen Pact –Code of Ethics 1960 –Code of Ethics 1977 –Code of Ethics 1999 –Code of Ethics 2009 –Code of Ethics 2019
Contents
•Professional values •The Code of Ethics of Nursing Professions 2025 •International Codes of Ethics •Nursing responsibility and ethical values: caring, protecting, being accountable for one's own actions, respect for rights, competence, collaboration •Code of Ethics and patient rights: respect for freedom, dignity, confidentiality, safety, and professional secrecy •The Code of Ethics for the humanization and quality of care: the fragile patient, disabled, minors, multiculturalism, restraint •Ethical aspects characterizing care: pain relief, palliative care, informed consent, patient wishes, advance directives (DAT) •Critical thinking •Conclusion of the course
