Values Flashcards
What is the definition of values?
values are a set of personal beliefs and attitudes about truth, beauty, and the worth of any thought, object, or behavior
What are the effects of values? what do they do?
affect our feelings, thinking, and behavior
shape our thoughts, actions, form identities
influence our choices
What are the two types of values?
conceived values
operative values
What are conceived values?
conceptions of the ideal
How are conceived values taught?
taught verbally by one’s culture.
from:
family, religion, social group, school/teachers, work environments
What are operative values?
values that an individual uses on a daily bases to make choices about actions.
examined and evaluated in terms of behavior
What is meant by value intensity?
the amount of commitment one gives to his/her values
What are the three ways that values are acquired?
1) inside the family
2) outside the family
3) individual experience
How are values developed inside the family?
through family rituals and by direct and indirect methods
Direct: moralizing, laissez-faire
Indirect: modeling (setting example)
What are some of the sources outside the family that values are learned from?
community, culture, religious groups, schools, peers, and environment
What is value clarification?
the process of appraising your own personal values.
it Is not a set of rules and does not suggest values are incorrect, but helps one be aware of them.
What are the three steps to value clarification?
1) choosing one’s beliefs and behaviours
2) prizing one’s beliefs and behaviors
3) acting on one’s beliefs
What are the benefits of value clarification?
decrease stress help with decision making help with conflict resolution increase personal growth reduce gap between words and actions
Describe the characteristics of personal values
learned from personal experience
guides consistent personal behavior
protect your rights and those of others
individual belief of right and wrong
What are the characteristics of professional values?
shared by all members of a profession
set standards of what is right and wrong
learned as part of the professional role
based on society’s beliefs
guides consistent behavior in a population
Written rules that govern professional behaviour
protects rights of the nurse and persons in their care
What are the 8 primary nursing values?
Safe, competent, ethical care Health and well-being Choice Dignity Confidentiality Justice Accountability Quality practice environments
What is ethics?
it is the study of good conduct, character, and motives. It is concerned with determining what is good or valuable for all people.
What are the 5 types of value conflicts in nursing?
- Ethical violation
- Ethical dilemma
- Ethical distress
- Moral residue
- Ethical uncertainty
What is an ethical violation?
Neglecting fundamental nursing obligations in a situation where the nurse knows that the actions or lack of action is not appropriate
what is an ethical dilemma?
situations arising when equally compelling ethical reasons both for and against a course of action are recognized and a decision must be made
What is ethical distress?
where there is conflict between your beliefs/values and your ethical obligations
What is moral residue?
the after effects of compromising ourselves in a situation of ethical distress.
