Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice

Nurses are at the heart of healing and medical care, whose duties and responsibilities form an essential element of healthcare. Given the fact that the lives of many patients in hospitals depend on nurses’ moral decency and moral responsibility, certainly moral indecency on the part of nurses impede...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus, Nurumal, Mohd. Said, Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman, Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi
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Language:English
Published: Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016
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spelling iium-569982017-05-23T07:00:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56998/ Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus Nurumal, Mohd. Said Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi RT Nursing Nurses are at the heart of healing and medical care, whose duties and responsibilities form an essential element of healthcare. Given the fact that the lives of many patients in hospitals depend on nurses’ moral decency and moral responsibility, certainly moral indecency on the part of nurses impedes, and thus risks the life of millions in hospitals and other nursing places. Apart from that, the lack of the spiritual ethical dimension of life puts nurses in a difficult position to make a moral judgement on given moral issues. This paper attempts to clarify the significant of Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practices. The author tries to explain the meaning of Islamic ethics, unveil the origin of Islamic ethics, and its characteristics. In the meantime, the author tries to present Islamic ethics as an alternative by comparing it with conventional ethics. The paper concludes that the moral of Muslim nurses should be developed along with Islamic ethical ideals, and its application in nursing practices should be prioritised. Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia 2016 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56998/1/Revelation%20and%20Science.pdf Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus and Nurumal, Mohd. Said and Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman and Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi (2016) Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice. Revelation and Science, 06 (02). pp. 34-41. ISSN 2229-9645 E-ISSN 2229-9947 http://journals.iium.edu.my/revival/index.php/revival/about/contact
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Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
Nurumal, Mohd. Said
Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi
Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
description Nurses are at the heart of healing and medical care, whose duties and responsibilities form an essential element of healthcare. Given the fact that the lives of many patients in hospitals depend on nurses’ moral decency and moral responsibility, certainly moral indecency on the part of nurses impedes, and thus risks the life of millions in hospitals and other nursing places. Apart from that, the lack of the spiritual ethical dimension of life puts nurses in a difficult position to make a moral judgement on given moral issues. This paper attempts to clarify the significant of Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practices. The author tries to explain the meaning of Islamic ethics, unveil the origin of Islamic ethics, and its characteristics. In the meantime, the author tries to present Islamic ethics as an alternative by comparing it with conventional ethics. The paper concludes that the moral of Muslim nurses should be developed along with Islamic ethical ideals, and its application in nursing practices should be prioritised.
format Article
author Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
Nurumal, Mohd. Said
Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi
author_facet Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
Nurumal, Mohd. Said
Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi
author_sort Mohamad Ismail, Mohamad Firdaus
title Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
title_short Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
title_full Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
title_fullStr Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
title_full_unstemmed Infusing Islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
title_sort infusing islamic ethical ideals in nursing practice
publisher Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/56998/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/56998/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/56998/1/Revelation%20and%20Science.pdf
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