AORN Journal
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 200-201 , February 2010

Nursing's Code of Ethics

References 

  1. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Washington, DC: American Nurses Association; 2001;
  2. Zerwekh J, Claborn JC. Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends. 6th ed.. St Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier; 2009;
  3. King CA. Primum non nocere: above all [or first] do no harm. AORN J. 2009;90(4):489–492
  4. Exhibit C: Perioperative explications for the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2009;p. 33–64

 Editor's note: Periop 101 is a trademark of AORN, Inc, Denver, CO.

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PII: S0001-2092(09)00983-1

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.12.014

AORN Journal
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 200-201 , February 2010