A nurse is using the principles of virtue ethics in decision making. Which of the following de-scribes the action that the nurse would take?
a. Provide efficient and effective nursing care
b. Identify the meaningful facts in the situa-tion
c. Seek ethical community support to en-hance character development
d. Plan ways to restructure the social prac-tices that oppress women
ANS: C
According to Aristotle, virtues are acquired and include interest in the concept of the good, in-cluding benevolence, compassion, trustworthiness, and integrity. One part of the process is seek-ing ethical community support to enhance character development. Nurses can demonstrate advo-cacy when providing efficient and effective nursing care. Identifying the meaningful facts in the situation is part of the ethical decision-making process. Planning ways to restructure the social practices that oppress women is part of the feminist ethics decision-making process.
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