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The American Nurses' Association's position statement on nursing and social policy: philosophical and ethical dimensions
Author(s) -
Silva Mary Cipriano
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1983.tb00305.x
Subject(s) - statement (logic) , position statement , association (psychology) , duty , nursing , position (finance) , psychology , sociology , medicine , political science , law , family medicine , finance , economics , psychotherapist
This article analyses the American Nurses' Association's position statement on nursing and social policy. Specifically, its purpose is to highlight three themes suggested within the position statement: nursing as duty, nursing as moral art and nursing as autonomous profession. Questions are raised about the nature and significance of these themes as they relate to philosophical and ethical dimensions within nursing.