Download Values , Ethics and Advocacy

Prepared by : Dr. Reem A.Jarrad
Introduction
In their daily work nurses
deal with events of : birth,
death, & suffering. So they
will be faced by many ethical
issues surrounding those facts.
Definition : are the beliefs or attitudes about the
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worth of a person, object, idea or action.
Why are values important? 
- Because they influence nursing decisions and
actions.
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1- Autonomy : right to self determination 
2- Human dignity: respect of inherent worth of
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individuals.
3-Integrity : working within accepted standards
and code of ethics:‫النزاهة‬
- See table : 4-1, top side of page 53
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Definition: is the process by which people identify,
examine, and develop their own individual values.
-What is its principle?
The principle says that no one set of values is right
for everyone and that values are freely chosen.
Three phases:
1- Choosing the value ( cognitive part)
2- Prizing the Value ( affective part)
3- Acting upon a value ( behavioural part)
Nurses need to examine the values they are holding
about : life, death, health and illness.
- A nurse should never impose her own set of values
on a client or a client situation.
Seven steps for this process:
1- List alternatives
2- Examine possible consequences' of choices
3- Choose freely
4- Feel good about the choice
5- Affirm the choice 6- Act on choice
7- Act with a pattern consistantly
Definition of ethics: the practices and beliefs of a
certain group e.g., nursing ethics and medical
Ethics
Definition of bioethics : is ethics as applied to human
life or health ( e.g. Decisions of abortion or
euthanasia)
Refers usually to private, personal standards of what
is right or wrong in conduct, attitude and character.
Nurses should differentiate between what is legal
and what is moral .
Page 55 examples.
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1- Consequence-based theories
2- Principle based theory
3- Relationship based ( caring theories)
- Look example on top of page 56.
1- Autonomy
2- Non-maleficence ( no harm principle)
3- Beneficence ( doing good)
4- Justice
5- Fidelity ( keep promises)
6- Veracity ( telling the truth)
Would be from nursing ethics page 57 to
page 64
Thanks for sharing
Dr.Reem Jarrad
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