Table 2.

Nurses’ opinions on the ICN Code of Ethics

Statement	n a	Agree %	Neutral %	Disagree %
I play an active role to maintain good relationships with my co-workers	69	100	0	0
I promote the human rights of individuals under my care	66	98	2	0
I always maintain the standards of personal conduct required by my profession	69	96	0	4
I have a duty to meet the health and social needs of the public	68	96	1	3
I get upset when I do not have equipment to provide good patient care	68	95	0	5
I think too much emphasis is placed on patients’ rights at expense of nurses’ rights	65	60	10	30
I will take part in strike action to improve nurses’ salaries	68	32	6	62
I believe that a trade union is better than a professional organisation to improve nurses’ socio-economic conditions	68	26	19	55
I would provide information on a patient's HIV positive status to his/her family	69	22	2	76
It is not my responsibility to change the image of nursing	68	19	2	79
Patients should not receive a lot of information about their care as it confuses them	65	17	2	81
It is not my role to implement acceptable standards of clinical nursing practice	69	10	2	88
Providing care to homosexuals is against my ethical values	67	6	8	86
It is not my own responsibility to maintain professional competence	66	6	0	94

^aDiscrepancies due to missing values.