PHL 323: Personal Ethical Development
Personal Ethics Development
Lanette Davis RN
PHL/323 - ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT
April 10th, 2014
Vickie Sims
Abstract
My personal ethical and moral ideations created from birth to adulthood. My duty based ethical system identified my life scenarios and my environment growing up. The people and surrounding are what developed my values and morals to who I am today. My outside authority being the God in heaven is what has made me who I am today. My commitment to act in a certain way based on what I believe is right or wrong. My parents, the Church of God I previously attended, and the friends that had influence in my life are what developed my character and values. I was a deputy sheriff prior to …show more content…
My ethical system would be Duty-based with a moral obligation to act in a certain way. These values and morals were instilled in me before I learned from my parents or the leaders to follow. The writer’s values are in church and helping the less fortunate and the youth that are in need of discipline in their lives. My lessons in life did not deter my belief in God and the knowledge of right and wrong. I went to a Church of God at the age of 15 and became aware of Salvation. I was very close with the pastor and his wife and learned that there was a different way to live without abuse and feelings of unworthiness. My morals all of my life with my value system now made sense to me. My outside authority being God Almighty and knowing that even in the event of doing wrong I have a secure place in Heaven someday. The ability of a human being to always do what is right is impossible. Humans have the ability to make choices right or wrong and are held accountable for them. My church family helped shape my life into a life of meaning. I was no longer running from an abusive father or self absorbing boyfriends. My decision to go to college was based on having a child at the age of 20 and becoming a very young and single parent. My son changed my value system and made me aware that the things I valued as important were no longer important. My morals I was following had to …show more content…
I let down the walls of mistrust and abuse and put my values and morals into the patients I cared for. My compassion for the sick and injured was intense and my empathy was overfull at times. I worked in an environment that put people were placed behind bars and with the compassion I felt for people it did not allow for growth. I was often told that I was not on the same level with the people I arrested or took care. My anger issues from an abusive father allowed me the courage and strength along with the compassion to be a very good officer. I wasn’t scared of anything due to the things I had survived throughout my life. I was tough enough to handle the bad guy but compassionate enough to keep my morals and beliefs to myself and not be
Lanette Davis RN
PHL/323 - ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT
April 10th, 2014
Vickie Sims
Abstract
My personal ethical and moral ideations created from birth to adulthood. My duty based ethical system identified my life scenarios and my environment growing up. The people and surrounding are what developed my values and morals to who I am today. My outside authority being the God in heaven is what has made me who I am today. My commitment to act in a certain way based on what I believe is right or wrong. My parents, the Church of God I previously attended, and the friends that had influence in my life are what developed my character and values. I was a deputy sheriff prior to …show more content…
My ethical system would be Duty-based with a moral obligation to act in a certain way. These values and morals were instilled in me before I learned from my parents or the leaders to follow. The writer’s values are in church and helping the less fortunate and the youth that are in need of discipline in their lives. My lessons in life did not deter my belief in God and the knowledge of right and wrong. I went to a Church of God at the age of 15 and became aware of Salvation. I was very close with the pastor and his wife and learned that there was a different way to live without abuse and feelings of unworthiness. My morals all of my life with my value system now made sense to me. My outside authority being God Almighty and knowing that even in the event of doing wrong I have a secure place in Heaven someday. The ability of a human being to always do what is right is impossible. Humans have the ability to make choices right or wrong and are held accountable for them. My church family helped shape my life into a life of meaning. I was no longer running from an abusive father or self absorbing boyfriends. My decision to go to college was based on having a child at the age of 20 and becoming a very young and single parent. My son changed my value system and made me aware that the things I valued as important were no longer important. My morals I was following had to …show more content…
I let down the walls of mistrust and abuse and put my values and morals into the patients I cared for. My compassion for the sick and injured was intense and my empathy was overfull at times. I worked in an environment that put people were placed behind bars and with the compassion I felt for people it did not allow for growth. I was often told that I was not on the same level with the people I arrested or took care. My anger issues from an abusive father allowed me the courage and strength along with the compassion to be a very good officer. I wasn’t scared of anything due to the things I had survived throughout my life. I was tough enough to handle the bad guy but compassionate enough to keep my morals and beliefs to myself and not be