The ethical component of professional competence in nursing: an analysis.

The purpose of this article is to initiate a philosophical discussion about the ethical component of professional competence in nursing from the perspective of Brazilian nurses. Specifically, this article discusses professional competence in nursing practice in the Brazilian health context, based on two different conceptual frameworks. The first framework is derived from the idealistic and traditional approach while the second views professional competence through the lens of historical and dialectical materialism theory. The philosophical analyses show that the idealistic view of professional competence differs greatly from practice. Combining nursing professional competence with philosophical perspectives becomes a challenge when ideals are opposed by the reality and implications of everyday nursing practice.

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Maria Cristina Paganini, Emiko Yoshikawa Egry. The ethical component of professional competence in nursing: an analysis. Nursing ethics. 2011 Jul;18(4):571-82

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PMID: 21646322

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