Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

The role of ethical knowledge in the development of nursing knowledge a review-narrative study

https://doi.org/10.22034/ethic.2022.703193
Volume 11, 3-4
January 2030
Pages 23-31
Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Roghayeh Zardosht 1
Bita Koushki 2

1 Associate Professor, Department of operative room and anesthetics, Iranian Research Center on Healthy Aging. School of paramedical, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

2 Mcs of Nursin, Non Communicable Disease Center, School of Paramedics, Departman of Anesthesia, Sabzevar University of Medical Sceinces, Sabzevar, Iran

Abstract
Introduction: In their daily clinical performance, nurses are faced with many ethical issues every day and every hour,
which they have to solve. Ethical knowledge guides the activities of nurses to consider what is important. Where to do their duties. Sometimes the Importance of ethical knowledge have superiority to the technical skills of nursing work.
This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of ethical knowledge in the development of nursing.
Materials and Methods: The present study is a review- narrative type and the data is from library sources and databases
(Medline, Google scholar, Magiran and SID), using the keywords ethics in nursing, development of ethical knowledge in nursing, ethical knowledge, nursing ethics. Or their combination and other related keywords along with their English equivalent were obtained between 2010 and 2020.
Results: The findings were presented in 4 sections describing ethics, types of ethics, different ethical perspectives and ethics in nursing literature.
Conclusion: Based on a review of the literature, it can be said that ethical knowledge is an inseparable part of the
nursing profession, and as one of the four dimensions of knowledge development in nursing, it plays an important role, and it is impossible to develop nursing knowledge without considering ethical knowledge. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to investigate and identify the care environment, its opportunities and threats, and finally to develop regular and continuous training programs in the field of the importance and compliance with the principles of nursing ethics in hospitals.

Keywords

Ethical Knowledge
Ethics
Nursing
Nursing Knowledge
Knowledge Development
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