Ethics in higher education in healthcare: an integrative review

Abstract

Integrative review aimed to examine how ethics in higher education in health is addressed in the literature from January 2006 to December 2011, research conducted by the SciELO and PubMed. Twelve articles met the inclusion criteria and the areas were most prominently Medicine (6), Dentistry (3) and Nursing (2), one published in conjunction with the area of ??Social Work, and an article on Public Health. Through content analysis, were elected two thematic categories: methods and strategies of teaching and learning evaluation of ethics. The analysis indicated that the issues involved in the teaching and learning of ethics are complex and include uncertainties and diversity of opinions and moral values ??. Students should work with the theme in disciplines with cross-cutting approach, the opportunity to exchange ideas and reflect on the issues.