Values & Principles of Ethics

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    ObjectiveDefine value

    Identify attitudeList component of attitudeDefine beliefs

    Types of valueNursing value & responsibilitiesValue clarification

    Identify principles of ethics

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    EthicsEthics deals with the rightness or

    wrongness of human behavior

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    Value

    Value is a attitude or belief about theimportance of a goal# action # ob$ect%

    r

    Enduring attitudes or beliefs about the worthof a person# ob$ect# idea# or action

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    B. beliefsBeliefs 'or opinions( are interpretations or

    conclusions that people accept as true%They are based more on faith than fact andmay or may not be true%

    Life and death)ood and evil*ealth and illness

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    Value "or#ation

    Values are learnedValues change with maturity ande+perience

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    $ypes of valuesa%reli%ious 'obtains strength from religious beliefs(b%theoretical 'holds truth# rationality# andrespectable(c%political 'values power(d%econo#ic 'values usefulness and practicality(e%aesthetic 'values beauty# harmony# and form(f%social 'values human interactions# is ,ind#sympathetic# and unselfish(

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    Values TransmissionValues are learne! throu%h observation an!e perience. s a result' they are heavily

    influence! by a person(s socioculturalenviron#ent that is' by societal tra!itions) bycultural' an! reli%ious %roups) an! by fa#ilyan! peer %roups.

    "or e a#ple' if a parent consistently!e#onstrates honesty in !ealin% *ith others'the chil! *ill probably be%in to value honesty.

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    +ursin% values,-afe & competent

    *ealth & well .being/hoiceDignity

    /onfidentiality0ustice

    1ccountability

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    Values clarificationIt is a process by which people identify#e+amine# and develop their own individualvalues%

    Values clarification promotes personalgrowth by fostering awareness# empathy#and insight% Therefore# it is an importantstep for nurses to ta,e in dealing with

    ethical problems%

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    Values Clarification/hoosing

    /hoosing 'cognitive( !eliefs arechosen 2reely# without outsidepressure 3 2rom among alternatives

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    Values Clarification4ri5ing

    4ri5ing 'affective( /hosen beliefs arepri5ed

    1cting 1cting 'behavioral( /hosen beliefs are

    6epeated consistently in one7s life

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    +on#aleficence

    Non means not and mal meansbad. Non-maleficence means notto do or inflict harm.To do no harmo Not assisting in or performingabortion

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    5ustice

    6eferred to as fairnessEvery individual must be treated e8uallyThis re8uires nurses to be non$udgmental

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    "i!elity

    means to be faithful to agreements andpromisesLoyaltyThe promise to fulfill all commitments

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    Confi!entiality 1nything stated to nurses or health9careproviders by clients must remainconfidentialThe only times this principle may beviolated are:

    If clients may indicate harm to themselves orothersIf the client gives permission for the informationto be shared

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    Veracity

    6efers to telling the truth%This principle implies truthfulnessNurses need to be truthful to their clientsVeracity is an important component ofbuilding trusting relationships

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    ccountability

    Individuals need to be responsible for theirown actionsNurses are accountable to themselves andto their colleagues

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