Ethics content in nursing education: pondering with the possible.
Accrediting bodies of nursing as well as other healthcare organizations require that nursing ethics content be incorporated in programs of study. How does nursing define the termnursing ethics? How is it distinguished or viewed in various levels of higher degree nursing education? What is the role of codes for nursing? These are but a few of the questions pondered in the following article that includes personal correspondence with two distinguished authors, educators, and consultants for biomedical ethics, Dr. Sara T. Fry and Dr. Nancy Berlinger of the Hastings Center.
Milton
Constance L
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Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914, USA. cmilton@olivet.edu
D000068:Accreditation / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D016730:Program Development