Virtue Ethics Is One of the Oldest Ethical Theories, Dating

question 15

Multiple Choice

Virtue ethics is one of the oldest ethical theories, dating back to the ancient Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. These ethics can best be described as:

• A) Caring is the most important virtue of nurses.
• B) The disempowering concept; to identify the essence of nursing.
• C) Interest in the concept of the good, including benevolence, compassion, trustworthiness, and integrity.
• D) Sensitivity to the needs of others and assumption of responsibility of women to care for people.

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Definitions:

Genotype

The set of genes in our DNA which is responsible for a particular trait, as opposed to the physical expression of those genes which is known as the phenotype.

Phenotype

The collection of traits that can be seen in a person, which emerge from how their genetic makeup interacts with their surroundings.

Pleiotropy

The phenomenon where a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits in an organism, demonstrating the complex nature of gene expression.

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