The creation of an ethical code is a common practice within many professions. This paper compares and contrasts the ethical code of project managers affiliated with the Project Management Institute (PMI) with the organizational codes of a Midwest pediatric hospital (Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota) and the professional codes of its physicians and registered nurses. Through interviews and literature research, this paper will show that even though these professional fields may differ greatly in their scope, the contents of their ethical codes can still closely mirror one another and, in fact, the PMI ethical code can be greatly utilized within the field of healthcare.
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