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for decades. In recent years, many US nursing schools have made changes to the original or 1935 versions, often removing the "loyalty to physicians" phrasing to promote a more independent nursing profession, with its own particular ethical standards.
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I shall do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my
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do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my
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To co-operate faithfully with the other members of the nursing team and to carry out faithfully and to the best of my ability the instructions of the physician or the nurse who may be assigned to supervise my
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With loyalty will I aid the physician in his work, and as a missioner of health, I will dedicate myself to devoted service for human welfare.
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I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practise my profession faithfully.
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I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practise my profession faithfully.
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I shall abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and shall not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug.
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I will not do anything evil or malicious and I will not knowingly give any harmful drug or assist in malpractice.
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I will not reveal any confidential information that may come to my knowledge in the course of my work.
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I shall be loyal to my work and devoted towards the welfare of those committed to my care.
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May my life be devoted to service and to the high ideals of the nursing profession.
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abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and
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1935 revised version (changes from original italicized):
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