title: Evolution of the American Nurses' Association Code for Nurses with interpretive statements: explications for perioperative nurses.
abstract: Although the need for ethical standards in the nursing profession has been recognized since as early as 1903, not until 1950 was a code of ethical principles adopted by American Nursing Association (ANA) members. The AORN Special Committee on Ethics was formed in 1991 to identify ethical issues in perioperative nursing and recommend educational strategies for addressing them. Formulation, publication, and distribution of the ANA Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements--Explications for Perioperative Nurses resulted from the work of this committee.
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authors.lastname: Uruburu
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States