ANA Position Statement Analysis

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Nursing is an honorable and ethical profession. As nurses, we have an obligation to our patients, as well as society. This is why I was interested in the the American Nurses Association (ANA) position statement on nurse's role in capital punishment. Nurses are bound to standards for ethical clinical practice, but as individuals and as a profession, we are also responsible to be promoting social justice and public health. The ANA position affirms “… nurses should strive for social changes which recognize the human dignity of all individuals and uphold rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment,” even in light of legalized death penalty (ANA, 2013)
In parallel to the ANA’s position statement on euthanasia, assisted suicide, and aid in

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