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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
a) Definition of Ethics b) Brief History of
Ethics
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• Ethics is a system of moral principles. They
affect how people make decisions and lead
their lives.
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✓ Philosophers nowadays tend to divide ethical theories
into three areas: metaethics, normative ethics and
applied ethics.
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Contains the framework
for ethical decision-
making and analysis for
nurses in all roles, at
levels and in all settings.
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REFERENCES:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/intr
o_1.shtml
2. https://www.britannica.com/topic/ethics-
philosophy
3. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/enc
yclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-
maps/ethics-history
4. https://degree.lamar.edu/articles/nursing/ethi
cs-in-nursing/