title: Racism and its implications in ethical-moral reasoning in nursing practice: a tentative approach to a largely unexplored topic.
abstract: Nursing as a profession seems to avoid considering the problem of racism. There is, however, a need to address this topic and to evaluate its implications for nursing practice. This article attempts to establish a rationale for nursing to address racism and introduce it into academic discourse. The results of a small-scale study by the author are analysed and the implications for ethical-moral reasoning in nursing practice are discussed in relation to professional codes of conduct developed by nurses' professional organizations in the UK and elsewhere.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaha
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D036262:Empirical Research; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D009014:Morals; D015399:Nursing Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D011822:Race Relations