Promoting Ethical Decision-Making In Nursing Practice

Abstract

Integrating ethics into the nursing school curriculum is essential, since it is a core aspect of nursing practice. Despite the efforts of several organizations to promote ethics in nursing, and the study conducted on this topic, it remains challenging to precisely define the specific elements of this skill.  This review aims to elucidate this aspect and provide a more precise definition of ethical competence within the setting of nursing practice. A review was conducted using the CINAHL, MEDLINE, as well as EMBASE databases, as well as the journal Nursing Ethics. The terms nursing ethics and ethical ability were used to provide a comprehensive coverage of the idea of "ethical competence" within the context of a nursing university program. A total of 89 articles were ultimately chosen. We have adhered to the ethical norms pertaining to the sources and writing. This literature study does not include any conflict of interest. The phrases most often used to describe ethical competence in nursing include ethical sensibility, knowledge of ethics, ethical contemplation, ethical decision-making, ethical behavior, and ethical conduct. They were then delineated in order to more accurately determine the potential elements of ethical proficiency in nursing. While ethical competence is considered an essential skill in nursing practice, there is little agreement in the literature about its precise definition. The identification of the components and their interactions via this integrative examination contributes to a better understanding of its definition. It sets the stage for future research that will enhance our comprehension of its progression, particularly among nursing learners and working nurses, and also the variables that may have an impact. Therefore, further teaching initiatives might be proposed to enhance its growth.