Articulates the values of the profession and the responsibilities that Licensed Practical Nurses uphold and promote, and to which they are accountable. LPNs use the Code of Ethics in conjunction with professional standards and competencies, workplace policies, and legal requirements that guide their practice and behaviour. In achieving these requirements, they fulfill their contract with society for ethical practice.

Updated December 2024 – new Code of Ethics adopted by the CLPNA.

Changes to the Code of Ethics include:

• Using a trauma-informed approach,
• Recognizing that social determinants of health may be influencing clients, and
• Recognizing an LPN’s role in responding to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People