Abstract:

Philosophycould be defined as away of systematic thinkingof human beings who tryto understandnature of reality. The philosophy of morality or ethicsis a branch of philosophy that examines human actions and the principles behind these actions. Ethicstries to understand the nature of the “morality”in order to distinguish “right”from “wrong”. Nursing is a scientific health discipline which considers theory, practice,and researchin relation to philosophy.Nurse should evaluate the individual as a wholeconsisting of values, beliefs,attitudes, acts, and behaviors and should believe in his/her right to receive high level carewhile providing services for an individual who needs care.This belief is the ethical obligation of nursing care. In this article, the concepts of “ethics”and “philosophy”are examined in the context of nursing ethicsand philosophy of nursing.

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