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Symbols and Ethics: Integrity and the Discipline of NursingCalifornia Baptist University, Riverside, California Symbols give meaning to phenomena coconstituted in the human-universe-health process. There are many common symbols of ethics found in the discipline of nursing. Symbols of ethics may take the form of codes, oaths, pledges, resolutions, or position statements that represent notions of what one ought to do in a discipline or profession. Ethical symbols are intended to guide a particular discipline in practice, research, and education. What is their importance to the discipline of nursing? What are the possible implications of integrity for nursing when viewing the application of ethical symbols from a nursing theoretical perspective?
Key Words: codes of ethics nursing ethics nursing theories symbols
Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 3,
211-214 (2005) |
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