title: The sources of a practice code of ethics for nurses.
abstract: Interviews with a convenient sample of 27 master's-prepared nurses working in two clinical settings revealed that none of them knew the content of the American Nurses' Association Code for Nurses. A content analysis developed four sensitizing experiences that were sources for their code of nursing practice. These were categorized as: (a) clinical, (b) personal, (c) research, and (d) professional socialization as a student.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing, University of California-San Francisco 94143-0608.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D012106:Research