Ethical Dimentions Flashcards
Enduring beliefs and attitudes about a worth of a person, object, or action
Values
- influences decisions and actions and making an ethical decision.
- questions of value underlie all moral decisions
Value system from least to most important.
GIVE DIRECTION TO YOU LIFE
Interpretations or conclusions that people accept as true.
- based on faith more than fact.
- “if I study hard I’ll get good grades” just belief
“Good grades are important and I’ll get them if I study hard” value and belief.
Belief
Mental positions and feelings towards a person, object or idea.
Attitudes
- good bad indifferent
- can show if a belief is positive or negative.
Values are learned through….
Heavily influenced by a persons…
Observation and experience.
Sociocultural environment.
- who you are surrounded by can influence you own values
- can also have you own values that are not based on friends values
Personal values
- internal
Professional Values: 5
ALTRUISM: concern for the welfare and well-being of others.
AUTONOMY: right to self-determination.
HUMAN DIGNITY: respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations.
INTEGRITY: acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and standards.
SOCIAL JUSTICE: acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of status and ethnicity.
Personal reflection on personal values.
Clarifying Values
- essential to clarify client values
- life death illness. Know where you stand ethically. - alignment with QSEN
Process to Help Clients Clarify Value
- list alternatives: ethically speak with patient to help them with their decision.
- examine possible consequences of choice
- choose freely
- feelings about the choice
- affirm the choice
- act with a pattern: “would you do it again?”
A method of inquiry that helps to understand the morality of human behavior.
- practices of beliefs of a certain group.
- expected standards of moral behavior of a particular group as described in the groups formal code of professional ethics
Ethics
Moral Principles:
Right to make own decisions
- must respect clients choice
Moral Principles: AUTONOMY
Moral Principles:
Duty to do no harm
Moral Principles: NONMALEFICENCE
Moral Principles:
Doing good
Moral Principles: BENEFICENCE
Moral Principles:
Fairness with all patients
Moral Principles: JUSTICE
Moral Principles:
Faithful to agreement and promise
Moral Principles: FIDELITY
Moral Principles:
Always tell the truth
Moral Principles: VERACITY
Moral Principles:
Answer to someone about your actions
Moral Principles: ACCOUNTABILITY
