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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
 Doctor’s 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
II. Main references of the new code
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 userfriendly 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