Rising to “The Highest Morals”—The Rich History of Nursing Ethics

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She is past chair of the ANA Ethics Committee and member of the expert panel on ethics, American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Fowler served as Historian and Code Scholar, and colead writer for the revision of the ANA Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements, 2015. Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner, PhD, RN, serves as the national director of Nurses Christian Fellowship USA and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Christian Nursing.

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“…Since Nightingale's 1858 publication, the nursing profession has proclaimed the terms of what makes it unique [33] to the extent that, between 1858 and 1910, when nursing was seen to epitomize care and the ideal of being a woman—and stood above medicine in the clarity of its role [34] —nurses were lauded for their well-defined role [35] . Socially and professionally, changes have undermined this respect for nursing [36] .…”