Under the Nursing Code of Ethics, this moral issue is also conflicting because you are primarily an obligation to the patient. Now you also have an ethical code of conduct for your institution that you must also follow. Provision 5. The nurse has the same duties to herself as to others, including the responsibility to preserve her integrity and safety, to maintain her competence, and to pursue her personal and professional growth (ANA, 2001, p 18). In this case, the nurse must make the right moral decision to preserve the integrity and safety of the patient and