Chapter 13
Ethical Theories and Models
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Definition and meaning of ethical theories and models
- Objectives and approaches of ethical theory
- Deontological and consequential ethics
- Location of ethical theory in ethics
- Different nursing ethical theories and models
- Role of nurses in the application of ethical theories and models
- Nursing ethical models used in community health, nursing research and nursing education
- Application of nursing ethical principles in framing ethical model in nursing administration and management
13.1 INTRODUCTION
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality, that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, justice, and virtue. Ethical theories and principles are ...
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