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Public Health Nursing, Ethics and Human Rights
Author(s) -
Ivanov Luba L.,
Oden Tami L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12022
Subject(s) - human rights , public health , nursing , health care , nursing ethics , public health nursing , ethical code , political science , declaration , medicine , engineering ethics , public relations , law , engineering
Public health nursing has a code of ethics that guides practice. This includes the A merican N urses A ssociation C ode of E thics for N urses , P rinciples of the E thical P ractice of P ublic H ealth , and the Scope and S tandards of P ublic H ealth N ursing . Human rights and Rights‐based care in public health nursing practice are relatively new. They reflect human rights principles as outlined in the U niversal D eclaration of H uman R ights and applied to public health practice. As our health care system is restructured and there are new advances in technology and genetics, a focus on providing care that is ethical and respects human rights is needed. Public health nurses can be in the forefront of providing care that reflects an ethical base and a rights‐based approach to practice with populations.