Virtue ethics is one of the oldest ethical theories, dating back to the ancient Greek philoso-phers, Plato and Aristotle. These ethics can best be described as:
1. Caring is the most important virtue of nurses.
2. The disempowering concept; to identify the essence of nursing.
3. Interest in the concept of the good, including benevolence, compassion, trust-worthiness, and integrity.
4. Sensitivity to the needs of others and assumption of responsibility of women to care for people.
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According to Aristotle, virtues are acquired and include interest in the concept of the good, in-cluding benevolence, compassion, trustworthiness, and integrity.
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