Overview of nursing ethics teaching in Brazilian public higher education institutions

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 76Suppl 3; no. Suppl 3; p. e20220808
• Main Authors: Bueno, Alexandre de Assis, Evangelista, Renata Alessandra, Potrich, Tassiana, Figueredo, Luana Prado, Silva, Cristiane Costa Reis da, Silva, Gilberto Tadeu Reis da, Manzano-Garcia, Marta, Jerez, Blanca Espina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01-01-2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Brazil; Child; Curriculum; Education, Nursing; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Ethics; Ethics, Nursing; Female; Higher Education; Humans; Nursing; Nursing Care; Original; Students, Nursing; Teaching; Brazil
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0808

to outline the teaching of ethics in undergraduate Nursing programs in Brazilian public higher education institutions.
descriptive and exploratory study, carried out through the documentary analysis of pedagogical projects of undergraduate Nursing programs in Brazil.
153 active undergraduate Nursing programs were found, of which 106 provide the pedagogical project. In addition to deontological teaching, the teaching of ethics was identified in a transversal way associated with themes such as Social Context, Hospital and Community Care, Pharmacology, Systematization of Nursing Care, Surgical Nursing, Epidemiology, Palliative Care, Management in Nursing, Diversity, Women's, Children's, Adolescent's, Adult's and Older People's Health, and Mental Health.
the challenge in teaching nursing ethics is its integration with each action of caring, teaching and managing.