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CONFERENCE 2007 FEPI Placing Patient First
Effective Nursing Regulation across Europe
CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT FOR EUROPEAN
NURSING Protecting the public and ensuring
patient safety
Prof. Máximo A. González Jurado. RN, PhD
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CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT FOR EUROPEAN NURSING
Prof. Máximo A. González Jurado. RN, PhD

• Degree in Nursing
• Degree in Social and Cultural
• Anthropology
• Specialized nurse in Medical and
• Surgical Care
• Doctors Degree at the Madrid
• Complutense University
• Full professor at the Madrid Complutense
  University

• President of the Spanish General Nursing Council
• Vice-President of the European Federation of
  Nursing Regulators (FEPI)
• Former Vice-President of the International
  Council of Nurses (ICN)

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Table of contents
I. Reasons and objectives of this FEPI initiative
Main references of the new code
II.
III. Working methodology
IV. Key principles
V. Future actions
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Table of contents
I. Reasons and objectives of this FEPI initiative
II. Main references of the new code
III. Working methodology
IV. Key principles
V. Future actions
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Reasons for the initiative (I)

• To help ensure the safety and protection of all
  those receiving nursing care throughout Europe in
  the framework of free circulation
• To harmonize the principles of quality and equity
  when providing nursing care throughout Europe

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Reasons for the initiative (II)

• To guide National Regulatory Bodies on the
  principles and values that shall inspire their
  National Codes of Ethics and Conduct
• To inform patients and nurses about our common
  rules of ethics and conduct that European nurses
  shall respect

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Table of contents
I. Reasons and objectives of this FEPI initiative
II. Main references of the new code
III. Working methodology
IV. Key principles
V. Future actions
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Main references

• European directives
• Legislation on Patients Rights
• Legislation on Human Rights
• CEPLIS common values

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Table of contents
I. Reasons and objectives of this FEPI initiative
II. Main references f the new code
III. Working methodology
IV. Key principles
V. Future actions
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Methodology

• FEPI working group
• Consultation process with European regulatory
  bodies
• Consultation process with European patients
  organizations
• Consultation process with other health
  professionals
• Public consultation process through FEPI website

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Methodology Working Group
President Dr. Máximo González (Spain) Rapporteur
Mrs. Sandra Arthur (United Kingdom)
Members Mr. Alessandro Stievano
(Italy) Prof. Sonja Kalauz (Croacia)
Dr. Christiana Kouta (Cyprus) Mrs. Lucilia
Nunes (Portugal) Dr. Theodoros Koutroubas
(Belgium) Dr. Katerina Koliva (Belgium)
Mrs. Mª. Teresa Monzón (Spain) Mr. Francisco
Corpas Arce (Spain) Dr. Javier Sánchez Caro
(Spain) Mr. Rafael Lletget (Spain) Dr.
Rafael Pellicer (Spain) Mrs. Judith Foley
(Ireland) Mrs. Liliana Lordache (Rumania)
Mrs. Christina Mackenzie (United Kingdom)
Mrs. Mireille Malafa (France)
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Methodology Working Phases

• Analysis of the common values for the liberal
  professions (CEPLIS)
• Identifying the key principles for the new
  European code
• Drafting and reviews
• Endorsement of the text by FEPI General Assembly
• Public hearing procedure
• Presentation at FEPI Conference (Dubrovnik)

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Table of contents
I. Reasons and objectives of this FEPI initiative
II. Main references of the new code
III. Working methodology
IV. Key principles
V. Future actions
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Key principles
QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE
Patients can rely on the fact that National
Nursing Regulatory Bodies have systems in place
aimed at defining and supervising nursing
education contents, regulations, as well as the
quality of both education and practice required
to be educated as a nurse and to continue
practicing as such.
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Key principles
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Patients have the right to expect that nurses
maintain their competence throughout their
professional career.
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Key principles
HUMAN RIGHTS
Patients have the right to human dignity, which
is the principle at the basis of human rights.
Human rights have the highest level of
importance in this Code and all relevant human
rights legislation applies, irrespective of
nationality or country specific legislation.
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Key principles
HUMAN RIGHTS
Patients have the right to be protected by their
nurse and never be the victim of acts of torture,
cruelty, abuse or other forms of inhumane or
degrading treatment by a nurse.
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Key principles
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE
Patients have the right to receive fair and equal
access to quality healthcare and treatment,
according to their needs.
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Key principles
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
Patients have the right to expect that their
nurse is honest and trustworthy, and will care
for them with integrity.
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Key principles
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
Patients have the right to expect that nurses
will fulfill their duties, including
relationships with them and others, to a
consistent standard and ethos.
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Key principles
INFORMATION
Patients have the right to expect that nurses
will communicate with them and provide
information and advice in an appropriate, clear
and user-friendly manner.
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Key principles
INFORMED CONSENT

• Patients have the right to self-determination and
  free will and this includes the promotion and
  protection of their personal autonomy.
• Patients have the right to decide whether or not
  to accept nursing care or to refuse to receive
  information, advice or care and that the nurse
  will respect this decision.

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Key principles
CONFIDENCIALITY
Patients have the right to expect that any
information they disclose is confidential between
themselves and their nurses.
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Key principles
CONFLICT WITH MORAL AND ETHICAL BELIEFS
In the event of conflict caused by deep moral,
ethical or other beliefs arising from a request
for nursing services, a nurse is encouraged to
find a solution through dialogue with relevant
parties such as the patient, employer, regulatory
body or professional organisation.
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Key principles
DELEGATION TO AND SUPERVISION OF STAFF

• Patients have the right to expect that anyone
  providing nursing care to them is appropriately
  trained and competent to provide that care.
• It is the responsibility of the nursing
  regulatory body to define the scope of
  delegation.
• Nurses retain the ultimate accountability should
  they delegate tasks to another.

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Key principles
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
Patients have the right to expect that any nurse
caring for them will be suitably insured in the
event of any problems.
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Key principles
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
Patients have the right to expect high quality
care from nurses through compliance with their
code of ethics and conduct and all relevant
legislation.
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Glossary of terms
A glossary defines 56 terms included in the Code,
which may give cause for concern or
misunderstanding to readers from different
countries.
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Table of contents
I. Reasons and objectives of this FEPI initiative
II. Main references of the new code
III. Working references
IV. Key principles
V. Future actions
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Future actions

• Presentation of the Code to the European
  Commission and to the International Council of
  Nurses (ICN)
• Publication in the different languages of the
• countries of Regulatory Bodies
• Adaptation of National Codes
• Periodical reviews and updating

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Proceeding honestly in favour of the dignity of
mankind is the most important commitment for our
short journey in this world.
René Gerónimo Favaloro