Philosophical Perspectives on Trustworthiness and Open-mindedness as Professional Virtues for the Practice of Nursing: Implications for he Moral Education of Nurses



IO


Derek Sellman


own actions as well as the actions of others (includ-
ing professional others) does not unnecessarily
prevent the flourishing of more-than-ordinarily vul-
nerable persons.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank those individuals who critically
engaged with the ideas presented in earlier versions
of this paper at venues in the UK and Ireland. My
particular thanks go to Patricia White and Ruth Cig-
man as well as to the anonymous reviewers for their
helpful and constructive comments.

References

Appleton J. V. (1994) The concept of vulnerability in rela-
tion to child protection: health visitors’ perceptions. Jour-
nal of Advanced Nursing, 20,1132-1140.

Clarke H.F. & Driever M.J. (1983) Vulnerability: the devel-
opment of a construct for nursing. In: Advances in Nurs-
ing Theory Development (ed. P.L. Chinn), pp. 207-220.
Aspen, Maryland.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2002a) Practitio-
ner-Client Relationships and the Prevention of Abuse.
NMC, London.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2002b) Code of Profes-
sional Conduct. NMC, London.

RCN Research Society. (2003) Nursing and research ethics.
Nurse Researcher, 11(1), 7-21.

© Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2005 Nursing Philosophy, 6, pp. 2-Ю

(⅛l

220




More intriguing information

1. Nonlinear Production, Abatement, Pollution and Materials Balance Reconsidered
2. Lumpy Investment, Sectoral Propagation, and Business Cycles
3. A Duality Approach to Testing the Economic Behaviour of Dairy-Marketing Co-operatives: The Case of Ireland
4. The name is absent
5. The name is absent
6. Changing spatial planning systems and the role of the regional government level; Comparing the Netherlands, Flanders and England
7. The purpose of this paper is to report on the 2008 inaugural Equal Opportunities Conference held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich
8. The name is absent
9. The quick and the dead: when reaction beats intention
10. Delayed Manifestation of T ransurethral Syndrome as a Complication of T ransurethral Prostatic Resection
11. Sector Switching: An Unexplored Dimension of Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries
12. Comparative study of hatching rates of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) eggs on different substrates
13. The name is absent
14. Rent Dissipation in Chartered Recreational Fishing: Inside the Black Box
15. Evidence on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of Three European Regions
16. The name is absent
17. The mental map of Dutch entrepreneurs. Changes in the subjective rating of locations in the Netherlands, 1983-1993-2003
18. A Location Game On Disjoint Circles
19. DISCUSSION: ASSESSING STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE DEMAND FOR FOOD COMMODITIES
20. Shifting Identities and Blurring Boundaries: The Emergence of Third Space Professionals in UK Higher Education