Provision 9
Nurses and their professional organizations work to enact and resource practices, policies, and legislation to promote social justice, eliminate health inequities, and facilitate human flourishing.
9.1 Assertion of Nursing Values
Professional nursing organizations ought to exemplify the values of nursing and respect the inherent dignity, worth, unique attributes, and human rights of all individuals. The need for and right to health is universal, transcending all individual differences. It is the shared responsibility of professional nursing organizations to speak for nurses collectively in shaping healthcare and to promulgate change for the improvement of health and healthcare rooted in humanistic and social justice principles.
Nurses and professional nursing organizations condemn dehumanization in all its forms while simultaneously affirming the intrinsic dignity of all people through advocacy and allyship. Nurses recognize this as an ethical duty, enacted through intentional interventions and support to eliminate harmful acts, words, and deeds. Nurses create spaces that amplify voices not traditionally heard, recognized, or welcomed, in order to create a culture that respects all persons. Nursing values instill a sense of duty beyond individual careers, emphasizing the collective impact the profession can have on societal well-being. Professional organizations acting in solidarity is a formidable force and strengthens the ability of the profession to influence social justice and global health.