Following a revision process that began in 2023, the updated version of the Nursing Professions Deontological Code came into effect on March 22, 2025, updating the previous version from 2019. It was unanimously approved by the National Council of the Federation on February 21 and was officially presented at the third national congress of FNOPI in Rimini. It is now available on the official FNOPI portal with a total of 35 updated articles.

Given the experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, the goal of the revision was to transform the deontological code into a truly dynamic value guide that could reflect the continuous evolution of nursing professions and the role they play within a rapidly transforming healthcare and social care context. In particular, to ensure that the ethical concepts of nurses permeate daily practice, the revision work followed three main areas: regulation; society, education, and communication; and profession. In this way, the aim was to create a tool also designed for patients and citizens, addressing responses to pandemics and global health emergencies and tackling the principles of One Health, which links human, animal, and environmental health. Among the novelties, there is the introduction of the concept of “care for caregivers,” a clear deontological commitment to mutual support, where nurses take care of themselves and each other.