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Revision Panel

2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses Revision Panel

 

Welcome to the 2025 Code of Ethics Revision Panel, a critical initiative driven by the American Nurses Association's unwavering commitment to "establish and maintain a code of ethics among nurses." As mandated by our Certificate of Incorporation, we are dedicated to revising the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements every ten years.

The 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses Revision Panel includes a robust Expert Panel of nurses and nurse ethicists from around the nation that were selected from various practice settings, geographic locations, and differing levels of expertise. The Expert Panel collaborates with the Writing Panel members to execute the writing and revision process.

Our primary objective is to foster a collaborative environment where we can address ethical challenges pertinent to the nursing profession. By sharing insights on ethical issues, priorities, and goals, our aim is to develop a robust and forward-thinking Code of Ethics for Nurses. This revised code promises not only to strengthen our ethical foundations but also to inspire ethical action in nurses across the spectrum.

Building upon the existing Code of Ethics for Nurses, the Revision Panel will delve into the core values and ideals of the nursing profession. We will actively identify and confront ethical dilemmas that impact the health and well-being of the populations we serve, including individual nurses and the nursing profession at large.

This revision effort will form the bedrock for a comprehensive array of resources spanning ethics, policy, and education. It will be the cornerstone upon which we build a brighter ethical future for nursing. We invite you to join us on this journey as we shape the foundation of nursing ethics for 2025 and beyond. Together, we will continue to uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct in the noble profession of nursing. If you are interested in learning more about the 2025 Code of Ethics revision process or serving as an interested partner, please click here.

2025 Code of Ethics Revision Co-chairs

JENNIFER BARTLETT

Jennifer Bartlett is Associate Professor at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University. Serves on the ANA's EAB and chairs their Ethics Education Subcommittee.

KARA CURRY

Kara Curry is a Senior Policy and Ethics Advisor at ANA’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights. She is a registered nurse and a certified healthcare ethics consultant.

MARSHA FOWLER

Marsha Fowler has a PhD in Social Ethics; served as co-lead writer, Code Scholar & Historian, for the 2015 revision of the Code. Her expertise is the development of nursing ethics, 1800s—present.

LIZ STOKES

Liz Stokes is a nurse-attorney-bioethicist who serves as the Director of the ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights.

MARTHA TURNER

Martha Turner spent 30 years in the Air Force and is now semi-retired. Her intro to ethics was through oncology, pain mgmt and EOL care. She now teaches, writes, and volunteers in her community.

DANIELA VARGAS

Daniela Vargas, MSN, MPH, MA-Bioethics, RN, PHN, is a public health nurse focused on creating anti-racist nursing practices and workforce support for Black, Brown and Indigenous nursing students.

2025 Code of Ethics Revision Expert Panel

CYNTHIA COLEMAN

Cynthia Coleman is a registered nurse, doctorate prepared ethicist and university professor. She believes ethical practice leads to career longevity.

DEWI BROWN-DEVEAUX

Dewi Brown-DeVeaux, DNP, BS, RN-ONC, is a Senior Director of Nursing and an Adjunct Clinical Professor. Her healthcare impact is grounded through practice, academics and policy.

DALLAS DUCAR

Dallas Ducar MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNL, FAAN, is CEO of Transhealth, a visionary healthcare leader and faculty at UVA, Columbia, & MGH IHP.

ELIZABETH EPSTEIN

Beth Epstein is a Professor at the UVA School of Nursing and Center for Health Humanities and Ethics. She is active in ethics and moral distress consultation and teaches ethics and pharmacology.

HEATHER FITZGERALD

Dr. Fitzgerald is interim director of the Office of Professional Fulfillment & Resilience at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and serves on the ANA EAB.

SONYA FRAZIER

Sonya Frazier is of Choctaw and Chickasaw ancestry and founded the Oklahoma Indigenous Nurses Association and Regalia Making Relatives, focused on reducing health disparities in Native communities.

NELDA GODFREY

Dr. Nelda Godfrey is Professor and Associate Dean for Innovative Partnerships and Practice at the University of Kansas School of Nursing and serves as chair for ANA’s Ethics Advisory Board.

PAMELA GRACE

Pamela Grace, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN is an Associate Professor Emerita in Nursing and Ethics at Boston College and a member of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s Clinical Ethics Committee.

DANISHA JENKINS

Dr. Jenkins is on the ANA EAB and is faculty at San Diego State University School of Nursing, employing an abolitionist ethics and radical vision for eradication of structural violence in nursing and beyond.

SHIKA KALEVOR

Shika Kalevor, MBE, BSN RN, is currently a Teaching Fellow at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School and will continue her career as a clinical ethicist at Children’s Minnesota.

DAISY LARA

Dr. Lara is a Family and Psychiatric Mental Health NP and President/founder of Resilio Mental Health Solutions LLC and Lara Premier Medical and Psychiatric Services LLC/Homeostasis Oasis in Downingtown, PA.

FIDELINDO LIM

Fidel Lim, DNP, CCRN, FAAN is a professor at NYU College of Nursing. He holds a DNP from Northeastern University, an MA in Nursing Education from NYU, and a BSN from Far Eastern Univ. in Manila, Philippines.

GEORGINA MORLEY

Dr. Morley is a Nurse Ethicist and Director of the Nursing Ethics Program at the Cleveland Clinic and is recognized as an international expert on moral distress and nursing ethics.

ANNMARIE MUÑANA

Dr. Muñana has a passion for nurses as members of an ethical and caring profession meeting the needs of the complex and global healthcare landscape.

CATHERINE ROBICHAUX

Dr. Catherine Robichaux is an assistant professor of ethics and has served as a member of the ANA EAB. She helped revise the 2015 Code and the 2021 Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice.

KATHRYN SCHROETER

Kathryn Schroeter PhD, RN, CNOR, FAORN is a Nurse Scientist/Ethicist at Froedtert & Medical College of WI(MCW) where she is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Center for Bioethics & Medical Humanities.

MONA PEARL TREYBALL

Mona Pearl Treyball, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN-K, FAAN, Colonel (Ret.), USAF, Professor University of Colorado & Specialty Director for Veteran and Military Health Care Programs.

CONNIE ULRICH

Dr. Ulrich is the Lillian S. Brunner Endowed Chair in Medical-Surgical Nursing and Professor of Nursinga nd Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine.

LAURA WEBSTER

Laura B. Webster works as a clinical ethicist, volunteers as registered nurse, and is active in ethics at the local, state, and national levels.

IAN WOLFE

Dr. Ian Wolfe has a PhD in nursing bioethics. He is a member of the ANA EAB and is senior clinical ethicist at Children's Minnesota and affiliate faculty at University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics.

LUCIA WOCIAL

Dr. Wocial is senior clinical ethicist at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. She served as nurse ethicist at the Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics and is a former NICU nurse.

2025 Code of Ethics Revision Writing Panel

EVELYN ADDO-WALLACE

Evelyn Addo-Wallace, DNP,MPH, WHNP, is a women’s health nurse practitioner focused on advancing health equity in community health and clinical training for nurse practitioners.

NIKKI AKPAREWA

Nikki is a nurse entrepreneur with experience in coaching, leading and developing nurses, helping to retain nurses of color transitioning from academic to clinical settings through a coach leadership process.

ANITA CATLIN

Dr. Anita Catlin is a Manager for Nursing Research at Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, CA. She is also President of the Solano County National Alliance on Mental Illness.

TERI CHENOT

Dr. Teri Chenot is a Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She serves on the ANA's Ethics Advisory Board.

ANNA DERMENCHYAN

Anna Dermenchyan, PhD,RN, CCRN-K, CPHQ, is the interim chief quality officer of the UCLA Department of Medicine. She leads, facilitates, and implements improvement initiatives across UCLA Health.

JESS DILLARD-WRIGHT

Jess Dillard-Wright is a nurse and Assistant Professor at UMass Amherst where she/they studies the intersection where nursing meets activism.

KATHY FORTE

Kathy Forte RN MS CPNP is an instructor at Emory School of Nursing and is currently completing a doctorate in bioethics. Her work is focused on fostering moral resilience.

MARGARET HEGGE

Margaret Lovseth Hegge, RN, EdD, FAAN has a passion for ethics and nursing history and chaired the Steering Committee for the revision of the 2015 ANA Code of Ethics.

LIAM HEIN

Dr. Liam Hein is an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina. His work focuses on improving LGBTQ health equity through education, advocacy and health policy.

MICHAEL JORDAN

Michael Jordan is a nurse ethicist with 30 years of bioethics experience, committed to developing nursing's ability to effectively manage the ethics affecting the well-being of populations.

AIMEE MILLIKEN

Aimee Milliken Ph.D., RN, HEC-C is an associate professor of the practice at Boston College. Dr.Milliken’s research and scholarship focuses on nursing and clinical ethics.

MARGARET MOSS

Dr. Margaret Moss is Hidatsa and Dakhóta. She holds both Nursing and Juris Doctorates and is newly appointed as Professor and Assoc. Dean of Nursing and Health Policy at the University of Minnesota, SON.

ALIZA NARVA

Aliza Narva JD, MSN, RN is the Director of Ethics at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She founded the Abramson Family Center for Nursing Excellence Nurse Leader Ethics Fellowship.

CHRISTEN PARADISSES

Christen Paradissis is a nurse and doctoral candidate in philosophy at University of Utah, specializing in the ethics of trust and blame in nursing.

SOPHIA ROBINSON-HARRIS

Sophia Robinson-Harris, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC is a dual board-certified NP, an assistant professor of nursing at the University of West Georgia, and serves on ANA’s EAB.

JEANIE SAUERLAND

J. Sauerland is a nurse ethicist, leader, writer, and advocate for vulnerable populations, especially persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

BETSY SWANSON

Dr. Elizabeth Swanson is a public health nurse with skill in caring for justice-involved youth, and is a Visiting Professor. Betsy's aim is to make the Code user-friendly for all nurses.

KAYLA TABARI HOUSE

Kayla Tabari House is a former L&D RN and is currently a clinical ethicist at Providence Center for Health Care Ethics.

CAROL TAYLOR

Carol Taylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Professor of Medicine and Nursing and a senior clinical scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University.

CHRIS WILSON

Chris Wilson RN, JD, MS, HEC-C is the founder of Community Healthcare Ethics, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing healthcare ethics resources to long term care and other locations outside the acute care hospital.

TRACY WILSON

Tracy Wilson, DNP, MBe, MSN-Ed., FNP-C, RN, is a Field Medical Director located in Houston, TX and has spent most of her career in pediatrics, urgent care, and teaching.

2025 Code of Ethics Revision ANA Staff Participants

CAROL BICKFORD

Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAMIA, FHIMSS, FAAN, has expertise in nursing informatics and oversees ANA’s scope and standards of nursing practice initiatives.

OLIVIA LEMBERGER

Olivia has worked as a nurse in Neurosurgical, Emergency, and Nursing Professional Practice Departments and is thrilled to work for the American Nurses Association as their Innovation Design Strategist.

JENNIFER SHEPHARD

r. Jennifer Shepherd is the Director of Nursing Education at the ANA, leading a team pioneering innovative eLearning in nursing education and professional development

SARAH SIMONS

Sarah Simons is a macro social worker and public health enthusiast with a knack for operational organization. Her work has focused on HIV, harm reduction, and anti-racism.

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