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  2. Nursing ethics - Wikipedia

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    For example, a concern to promote beneficence may be expressed in traditional medical ethics by the exercise of paternalism, where the health professional makes a decision based upon a perspective of acting in the patient's best interests. However, it is argued by some that this approach acts against person-centred values found in nursing ...

  3. Sanctity of life - Wikipedia

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    In Western thought, sanctity of life is usually applied solely to the human species (anthropocentrism, sometimes called dominionism), in marked contrast to many schools of Eastern philosophy, which often hold that all animal life is sacred―in some cases to such a degree that, for example, practitioners of Jainism carry brushes with which to ...

  4. Nightingale Pledge - Wikipedia

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    The Nightingale Pledge. The Nightingale Pledge, named in honour of Florence Nightingale, is a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath. Lystra Gretter and a Committee for the Farrand Training School Grace for Nurses in Detroit, Michigan created the pledge in 1893.

  5. Faith community nursing - Wikipedia

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    The 16 standards of Faith Community Nursing Practice reflect the specialty's professional values and priorities and provide practice directions and the framework for practice evaluation. Each standard is measurable by a set of specific competencies that serve as evidence of minimal compliance with that standard.

  6. Sacred cow (idiom) - Wikipedia

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    The idiom is based on the popular understanding of the elevated place of cows in Hinduism and appears to have emerged in America in the late 19th century. [2] [3] [4] [5]A literal sacred cow or sacred bull is an actual cow or bull that is treated with sincere respect.

  7. Nursing home residents' rights - Wikipedia

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    Nursing home residents' rights are the legal and moral rights of the residents of a nursing home. [1] Legislation exists in various jurisdictions to protect such rights. An early example of a statute protecting such rights is Florida statute 400.022, enacted in 1980, and commonly known as the Residents' Rights Act.

  8. Ritual purification - Wikipedia

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    Taking the bride to the bath house, Shalom Koboshvili, 1939. Male Wudu Facility at University of Toronto's Multifaith Centre.. Ritual purification is a ritual prescribed by a religion through which a person is considered to be freed of uncleanliness, especially prior to the worship of a deity, and ritual purity is a state of ritual cleanliness.

  9. Morality and religion - Wikipedia

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    For example, within Buddhism, the intention of the individual and the circumstances play roles in determining whether an action is right or wrong. [16] Barbara Stoler Miller points out a further disparity between the morals of religious traditions, stating that in Hinduism, "practically, right and wrong are decided according to the categories ...