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The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. (AAOHN) Code of Ethics has been developed in response to the nursing profession's acceptance of its goals and values and the trust conferred upon it by society to guide the conduct and practices of the profession. As professionals, occupational and environmental health nurses accept the responsibility and inherent obligation to uphold these values. The Code of Ethics is based on the belief that the goal of occupational and environmental health nurses is to promote worker health and safety. This specialized practice is devoted to health promotion, prevention and management of illness and injury at the worksite. The client can be both an individual worker or an aggregate worker population. The purpose of the AAOHN Code of Ethics is to serve as a guide for registered professional nurses to maintain and pursue professionally recognized ethical behavior in providing occupational and environmental health services. AAOHN Members: for complete access to the AAOHN Code of Ethics and Interpretive Statements. Printed versions are also available for purchase for $6/members and $9/nonmembers. | AAOHN Code of Ethics | -
Occupational and environmental health nurses provide healthcare in the work environment with regard for human dignity and client rights, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes or the nature of the health status. -
Occupational and environmental health nurses promote interdisciplinary collaboration with other professionals and community health agencies in order to meet the health needs of the client. -
Occupational and environmental health nurses strive to safeguard employees' rights to privacy by protecting confidential information and releasing information only upon written consent of the employee or as required or permitted by law. -
Occupational and environmental health nurses, through the provision of care, strive to safeguard clients from unethical and illegal actions. -
Occupational and environmental health nurses, licensed to provide health care services, accept obligations to society as professional and responsible members of the community. -
Occupational and environmental health nurses maintain individual competence in nursing practice, based on scientific knowledge, and recognize and accept responsibility for individual judgements and actions, while complying with appropriate laws and regulations that impact the delivery of occupational and environmental health services. -
Occupational and environmental health nurses participate in activities that contribute to the ongoing development of the profession's body of knowledge while protecting the rights of subjects. | | |
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