Conceptual Issues in Nursing Ethics Research
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
- Vol. 16 (3) , 235-258
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/16.3.235
Abstract
Empirical studies that have attempted to describe nurses' ethical practice have used conceptual frameworks derived primarily from the disciplines of bioethics and psychology. These frameworks have not incorporated important concepts developed by nursing theorists over the past two decades. This article points out flaws in the past research frameworks and proposes a synthesis of ethical theory, nursing practice contexts, and empirical research methods to enrich theoretical development in nursing ethics.Keywords
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