So what would you do? For what it's worth, my answer is the third to last one. War may be hell, but that doesn't mean I need to fan the flames. The reason I'm asking this is because I just read the position statement from the International Council of Nurses in Geneva which reads in part:

"The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses states that …the fundamental responsibility of the nurse is to promote health, prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviate suffering. However we recognise that nurses are sometimes called upon to perform physical examinations before prisoners’ interrogation and torture, to attend torture sessions in order to provide care, and/or to treat theeffects of torture."

You'll have to enter the usual http:// and the www before the rest of this address to go to the pdf file (something about the forum's software won't let me post the link): icn.ch/images/stories/documents/publications/position_statements/E13_Torture_Death_Penalty_Executions.pdf

How do you interpret this position statement by the ICN? Are they giving us permission to particpate in torture? It sounds to me like the ICN is saying that nurses aren't allowed to particpate in torture, but they understand that we will and that it's really ok.

I can't just look at people being hurt physically despite what they did! I think I'm not in the position to judge them whatsoever, so If ever I am given the chance to work as a nurses who assist with torture/interrogation, I will never take take the opportunity! I think It will just give me sleepless night and nightmares!

TeresahRN,

    What answer(s) does your ethics and morals lead you to regarding this question?