The importance of ethics in nursing teaching

A ética se refere à reflexão crítica sobre o comportamento humano e no ensino de enfermagem a disciplina faz parar para pensar a responsabilidade profissional. Este artigo é uma reflexão teórica sobre o ensino dessa disciplina na busca da autonomia, do agir com competência, em mobilizar conhecimentos para julgar e eleger decisões para a prática profissional democrática.The importance of Ethics in nursing teachingAbstractEthics is concerned with the critical reflection on human behavior and in nursing teaching. This subject is part of the curriculum, enabling to think on professional responsibility. This paper is a theoretical pondering on the teaching of this subject which aims the autonomy in acting competency in order to gather knowledge to judge and make decisions for democratic professional practice.Ethics is concerned with the criticai reflection on human behavior and in nursing teaching. This subject is part of the curriculum, enabling to think on professional responsibility. This paper is a theoretical pondering on the teaching of this subject which aims the autonomy in acting competency in orderto gather knowledge to judge and make decisions for democratic professional practice