The American Nurses Association's (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses is a fundamental, unchangeable

guideline for nursing professionals (ANA). It acts as a guide for nurses in their responsibility to always
assess situations and make decisions in an ethical manner, as well as to give their patients the best care
possible.

THE 9 CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES

1.“The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and
unique attributes of every person.”
2. “The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family,
group, community, or population.”
3. “The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the
patient.”
4. “The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice;
makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and
to provide optimal care.”
5. “The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to
promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain
competence, and continue personal and professional growth.”
6. “The nurse, through individual and collective efforts, establishes, maintains, and
improves the ethical environment of the work setting and conditions of employment
that are conducive to safe, quality health care.”
7. “The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the profession through research and
scholarly inquiry, professional standards development, and the generation of both
nursing and health policy.”
8. “The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public to protect
human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities.”
9. “The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional organizations, must
articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate
principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.”

The 7 Ethical Principles On Which The Nursing Code Of Ethics Is Based?

1. Beneficence: Being benevolent means acting in the patient's best interests. This ethical principle
covers kindness and charity, which call for the nurse to take actions that will benefit others.

2. Nonmaleficence: Nonmaleficence is the absence of malice (intentional or unintentional). In order to

avoid or reduce risk to the patient, the medical team, or the organization, nurses must deliver care that
complies with standards.
3. Justice: Justice is being impartial and fair. Without taking a patient's race, age, sexual orientation, or
financial situation into account, nurses must make impartial, fair decisions regarding their care.

4. Accountability: Accepting accountability for one's own actions is referred to as accountability.

5. Autonomy: The ethical principle of autonomy is shown when a nurse acknowledges that each patient
is an individual with the right to his or her own thoughts, values, and beliefs.

6.. Fidelity: Fidelity is the practice of being faithful to a person, belief, or cause. It involves keeping one’s
promises. In nursing, fidelity involves being true to the profession and honoring the responsibility of
providing safe, competent, high-quality nursing care.

7. Veracity: Veracity is the principle of truth-telling. It requires nurses to be honest in their interactions
with patients and colleagues.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9173] The Philippine Nursing act of 2002

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE NURSING PROFESSION,

REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7164, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS “THE PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 1991” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

 It is hereby declared the policy of the State to assume responsibility for the protection
and improvement of the nursing profession by instituting measures that will result in
relevant nursing education, humane working conditions, better career prospects and a
dignified existence for our nurses.

The State hereby guarantees the delivery of quality basic health services through an
adequate nursing personnel system throughout the country.

STatutory law:
The Republic Act No. 11223, also known as the Universal Health Care Act, mandates the
institutionalization of health technology assessment (HTA) as a fair and transparent
priority setting mechanism that shall be recommendatory to the DOH and PhilHealth for
the development of policies and programs, regulation, and the determination of a range
of entitlements such as drugs, medicines, pharmaceutical products, other devices,
procedures and services.

 the National Health Insurance Act (NHI) of 1995 RA NO. 7875. An act instituting a

national health insurance program for all filipinos and establishing the Philippine
Health Insurance Corporation for the purpose.

1. Presidential Decree 148 – Regulation on Woman and Child Labor Law

Every employer shall grant to any pregnant woman employee who has rendered an
aggregate service of at least six months for the last twelve months, maternity leave of at
least two weeks prior to the expected date of delivery and another four weeks after
 normal delivery or abortion, with full pay based on her regular or average weekly wages.
The employer may require from any woman employee applying for maternity leave the
production of a medical certificate stating that delivery will probably take place within
two weeks.

 PD 1519 - To provide medical care to residents of the country in an evolutionary

way within our economic means and capability as a nation.

DR. FERNANDO P. SOLIDUM, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE

PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.:

This appeal is taken by a physician–anesthesiologist who has been pronounced guilty of

reckless imprudence resulting in serious physical injuries by the Regional Trial Court
(RTC) and the Court of Appeals (CA). He had been part of the team of anesthesiologists
during the surgical pull–through operation conducted on a three–year old patient born
with an imperforate anus.1

G.R. No. 171127               March 11, 2015

NOEL CASUMPANG, RUBY SANGA-MIRANDA and SAN JUAN DEDIOS HOSPITAL, Petitioners,

vs.
NELSON CORTEJO, Respondent.

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G.R. No. 171217

DRA. RUBY SANGA-MIRANDA, Petitioner,

vs.
NELSON CORTEJO, Respondent.

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G.R. No. 171228

SAN JUAN DEDIOS HOSPITAL, Petitioner,

vs.
NELSON CORTEJO, Respondent.

DECISION

BRION, J.:
We resolve the three (3) consolidated petitions for review on Certiorari  involving medical negligence,
1

commonly assailing the October 29, 2004 decision  and the January 12, 2006 resolution  of the Court
2 3

of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 56400. This CA decision affirmed en totothe ruling of the
Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 134, Makati City.

The RTC awarded Nelson Cortejo (respondent) damages in the total amount of ₱595,000.00, for the
wrongful death of his son allegedly due to the medical negligence of the petitioning doctors and the
hospital.