Define Value Personal belief about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom or object that sets standards that influence behavior
Values 4 What influences our values? 4 Why is it important for us to understand our own value system and clients’ value system? 4 Are values always positive
Values Clarification Helps clients gain awareness of personal priorities, identify unclear values & resolve major conflicts between values & behavior
Healthcare ethics What is good or right for human health & life.
Code of Ethics 4 American Nurses Association 4 International Council of Nurses
Ethical Principles 4 Autonomy 4 Nonmaleficence 4 Beneficence 4 Justice 4 Veracity, Confidentiality, & Fidelity
Moral Theories 4 Deontology - looks for existence of essential rightness or wrongness, focuses on act rather than outcome or consequences 4 Utilitarian - considers the consequences of the action, greatest good for the greatest number
Ethical Issues 4 Quality of life 4 Genetic screening 4 Futile care
Role of the Ethics Committee