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The teaching of Bioethics in the education of nurses: interface with the adopted literature

OBJECTIVE: To identify and to describe the bibliographic sources used by professors in the teaching of Ethics/Bioethics in nursing undergraduate courses, in nursing schools, in Salvador, Bahia. METHODS: This is an exploratory and quantitative study. The data analysis was done in three stages and was guided by the themes: Ethics, Bioethics and Professional Practice. RESULTS: The analysis of data from five courses showed that teachers use material that includes aspects related to: deontology, practice of nursing, Bioethics and Ethics foundations. CONCLUSION: The teaching of Ethics/Bioethics in undergraduate courses in Schools of Nursing, in Salvador, is not limited to a deontological approach and provides the basic tools for critical thinking and moral development of future nurses.

Teaching; Ethics, Nursing; Bioethics; Bibliography as topic


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