Nurses receive instruction about ethics and how they apply to client-centered healthcare. There are several codes of ethics to guide and influence nursing (client contact). However, there is minimal research and information available on codes of ethics for nursing educators. This study is a quasi-replication of an original study by McDonald (1991), who studied the perceived need of codes of ethics for adult educators.

Vocational (practical) nurse educators were the target population for this study. The exact demographics of the participants are unknown. Ages ranged from approximately 21 to 80+, including members of both genders. At a biannual conference of vocational nurse educators, questionnaires were part of the conference packet. Both an announcement and a brief presentation were given at the beginning of the conference and a request for voluntary anonymous participation was made. The respondents were asked to voluntarily complete a survey tool and deposit it in a secure locked box. Questionnaire completions totaled 45. The data was analyzed using frequency distributions, contingency tables, and chi-square statistics. The data will be stored at the primary residence of the researcher for ten years. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to interpret and provide answers to nine research questions.