THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ETHICAL: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE IN NURSING

Authors

  • Alice Iana Tavares Leite
  • Hellen Gomes e Claudino
  • Sérgio Ribeiro dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i1.14142

Keywords:

Enfermagem, Ética, Humanização da assistência, Nursing, Ethics, Humanization of assistance, Enfermería, Humanización de la atención

Abstract

Ethics is comprehended as a science that leads to a critical reflection about human behavior, which interprets,
discusses and investigates the moral values, principles and behavior in the pursuit of social welfare. It has as fundamental
principle the respect for the human being, who must be considered autonomous and participative. This study aims to
foster the reflection on the importance of ethics in nursing. The study is a reflection on this theme. In this aspect we
comprehend that by emphasizing values, rights and duties, and the way subjects deal with relationships, ethics is an
important step in assistance humanization.

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Published

2009-05-12

How to Cite

Leite, A. I. T., e Claudino, H. G., & dos Santos, S. R. (2009). THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ETHICAL: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE IN NURSING. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i1.14142

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2009)

Section

REVIEW

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