title: Florence Nightingale's contribution to contemporary nursing ethics.
abstract: Florence Nightingale brought nursing from a disreputable and immoral vocation into the honest and ethical profession that is enjoyed today by emphasizing strict morals in the personal and work lives of her nursing students. In modern day, ethical principles guide the nursing profession and have many relevant connections to Nightingale's morals. Just as the high moral character of Nightingale's nurses helped nursing rise to a profession in her day, teaching and following ethical principles is crucial in furthering the nursing profession in our day.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University College of Nursing, Provo, UT 84602, USA. stephjen06@gmail.com
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoyt
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D035863:Moral Development; D009014:Morals; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D028722:Virtues