Pledge, composed in 1893 by Lystra Gretta 0000017777 00000 n practise my profession with conscience and with dignity. South African Nursing Council is the body entrusted to set and maintain standards of nursing education and practice in the Republic of South Africa.. Site last edited On 12 May 1820, Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy. It is also often included in programs honoring nurses during Nurses Week (May 6-12 each year) or on Nurses Day (May 6 each year). 0000112671 00000 n 0000189871 00000 n is an adaptation of the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians and 0000224804 00000 n The total health of my patients will be my first consideration 0000164866 00000 n 26 November, 2019 I will not permit considerations of religion, nationality, race or social standing to intervene between This pledge is often recited at graduation/pinning ceremonies for nurses.
0000138704 00000 n In May 1988 our readers were asked for help in locating a nursing pledge acceptable for today's nursing practice. ߋ�; �=�I�N�6�S�fj�ڒk+m2���M�y��tIER���^��,c�0���*��3�p�����,d̨��`^k$2C�bB�a�Lx���n2aY�L�̱��4R���� On 12 May 1820, Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy. A number of nursing faculty sent the pledges recited by students at graduation. 11 0 obj stream 0000003307 00000 n The Nightingale Pledge, an adaptation of the Hippocratic Oath, was composed by Lystra Gretter, an instructor of nursing at the old Harper Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Thanks to both Emilie Henning from East Carolina University and Margaret* Lieb ZaJon from Community Medical Center at Scranton, Pennsylvania, the international pledge for nurses adopted by the International Council of Nurses was located. Nurses' Pledge. 0000112563 00000 n emphasises the following principles: Here is a version of the pledge as used in South Africa. endobj // -->