This four-part hybrid (in-person and webinar) series will feature in-depth conversations and education about the newly revised 2025 ANA Code of Ethics.

The current code released in May 2025 is revised every ten years and is the primary guiding ethical document of the profession. The revised edition has many important updates and adds a new 10th provision which addresses the role of nursing in the global health community and emphasizes environmental and planetary health. The revised code also recognizes racism as a public health crisis and integrates intersectionality as a lens for understanding how overlapping identities (race, class, gender, etc.) affect health and access. This aligns the profession more overtly with justice and systemic change. This and many more changes will be explored and discussed. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.

For those attending in person, this event will take place at University Park in 205 Nursing Sciences Building.

About this Session’s Guest

Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Duke University School of Nursing
Immediate Past President- American Nurses Association (ANA)

Dr. Ernest J. Grant is an Associate Professor and Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the Duke University School of Nursing.  He is also the immediate past president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation’s largest nurse’s organization representing the interests of the nation’s 5.3 million registered nurses. He is the first man to be elected to the office of president of the ANA in its 128 years of existence.

A distinguished leader, Dr. Grant is an internationally recognized burn-care and fire-safety expert.  For the past four years in a row, Dr. Grant has been recognized by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of 50 Influential Clinical Executives in Healthcare and as one of 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.  He has been nationally recognized for his work addressing racism, equity, and inclusion within the nursing profession. Modern Healthcare named him as one of 2023 Top Diversity Leaders.

In 2002, President George W. Bush presented Grant with a Nurse of the Year Award for his work treating burn victims from the World Trade Center site. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.  Grant holds a BSN degree from NCCU and MSN and PhD degrees from the UNC-Greensboro.

Registration

Programming is both in-person and virtual. Registration is required.
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Series Schedule

This four-part series features unique sessions, each addressing different components of the new Code of Ethics. All sessions will be held from noon–1:00 p.m. on the following dates: January 27, February 24, March 31, and April 21.

Contact Hour Information

Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Participants with a valid RN license who attend the entire activity and complete the post-event survey can earn 1.0 contact hours; partial contact hours are not awarded.