title: The relevance of Noddings' ethics of care to the moral education of nurses.
abstract: Noddings' ethics of care is proposed as a model for moral education in nursing. A discussion of Noddings' moral theory is followed by a review of significant criticisms of her theory and her response to these criticisms. Finally, the usefulness of her moral theory as a guide to moral education in nursing is explored.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Crowley
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004645:Empathy; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D035863:Moral Development; D009014:Morals; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D035502:Trust; D014933:Women's Rights