Code of Ethics for Nurses
The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses, most recently revised in 2012, is a guide for action based on social values and needs.The Code has served as the standard for nurses worldwide since it was first adopted in 1953.
The Code is regularly reviewed and revised in response to the realities of nursing and health care in a changing society. The Code makes it clear that inherent in nursing is respect for human rights, including the right to life, to dignity and to be treated with respect.
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
The American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (hereinafter referred to as the Ethics Code) consists of an Introduction, a Preamble, five General Principles (A–E), and specific Ethical Standards.
The Introduction discusses the intent, organization, procedural considerations, and scope of application of the Ethics Code. The Preamble and General Principles are aspirational goals to guide psychologists toward the highest ideals of psychology. Although the Preamble and
How Many Doctors, Nurses, and Other Health Professionals Do You Need?
This presentation, delivered by Barbara Brandt, PhD, to the National Governors Association, outlines the impact of new delivery system models of health care on a state's workforce needs.
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice: Welcome to the "New" Forty-Year Old Field
Since 1999, the United States (U.S.) healthcare delivery system has been transforming in profound and fundamental ways.
Will We Have Enough Physicians? One of Life’s “Unanswerable” Questions
According to the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), overall enrollment in US medical schools rose in the decade ending in 2012 by nearly 28% (from 80,180 to 102,498), with 4 new allopathicand 3 new osteopathic medical schools opening in 2013 alone. The number of residency positions also rose by 17.5% in the last decade, despite the cap on Medicare funding in 1996. In addition, there appear to be ample residency positions available to accommodate the expansion, despite claims to the contrary.
Future of the Nursing Workforce: National- and State-level Projections, 2012-2025
The Future of the Nursing Workforce: National- and State-Level Projections, 2012-2025 presents projections on the supply and demand of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs) for the U.S. in 2025.
Reconfiguring health workforce policy so that education, training, and actual delivery of care are closely connected
There is growing consensus that the health care workforce in the United States needs to be reconfigured to meet the needs of a health care system that is being rapidly and permanently redesigned. Accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes, for instance, will greatly alter the mix of caregivers needed and create new roles for existing health care workers. The focus of health system innovation, however, has largely been on reorganizing care delivery processes, reengineering workflows, and adopting electronic technology to improve outcomes.
Primary Care: Proposed Solutions To The Physician Shortage Without Training More Physicians
The adult primary care “physician shortage” is more accurately portrayed as a gap between the adult population’s demand for primary care services and the capacity of primary care, as currently delivered, to meet that demand. Given current trends, producing more adult primary care clinicians will not close the demand-capacity gap.
Institutional Change and Healthcare Organizations- From Professional Dominance to Managed Care
Few large institutions have changed as fully and dramatically as the U.S. healthcare system since World War II. Compared to the 1930s, healthcare now incorporates a variety of new technologies, service-delivery arrangements, financing mechanisms, and underlying sets of organizing principles.