Transcription of Introduction to Ethics
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Introduction to Ethics In the world today, we are in the throes of a giant ethical leap that is essen-tially embracing all of humankind (Donahue, 1996, p. 484). Scientific andtechnological advances, economic realities, pluralistic worldviews, and globalcommunication make it difficult for nurses to ignore the important ethicalissues in the world community, their everyday lives, and their work. As con-troversial and sensitive ethical issues continue to challenge nurses and otherhealthcare professionals, many professionals have begun to develop an appre-ciation for traditional philosophies of Ethics and the diverse viewpoints ofothers.
based simply on their personal opinions, their intuition, or the unexamined beliefs that are proposed by other people. It is important for nurses to have a basic under-standing of the concepts, principles, approaches, and theories that have been used in studying ethics throughout history so that they can identify and analyze ethical
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