Guest Author - Ruby Joiner

In Sept. 1990, the Center for Ethics and Human Rights was established with the following objectives;

1. Promulgate a body of knowledge,both theoretical and practical designed to address issues in ethics and human rights at the state, national and international level;

2. Develop and disseminate information about and advocate for public policy to assure that ethics and human rights are addressed in health care, and

3. Assure that short and long-range objectives regarding ethics and human rights will be addressed within the association, and expressed to appropriate bodies external to the association.

The center regulary receives calls from nurses seeking specific cases, references,citations and summaries of currant literature.

Ethics is an intergral part of the foundation of nursing. Nursing has a distinguished history of concern for the welfareof the sick,injured,and vulnerable and for social justice. This concern is embodied in the provision of nursing care to individuals and the community.