Principles in Nursing Ethics
Graduate School of
Health Science, Management and Pedagogy
Southwestern University
MAN 503- Nursing Legal Issues, Ethical Concerns
And Trends in Practice
Principles in Nursing Ethics
Ethics
- moral duty - Refers to a standard to examine and understand moral life. - Ethical theories, principles and codes of conduct serve as guides of human conduct provided by ethical systems. - Making choices that are best for the individual or society at certain times and in particular situations and then evaluating such choices and outcomes.
Morals
- Are specific ways of behavior or of accomplishing ethical practices
Professional Ethics - Is a branch of moral science concerned with the obligations that a member of the profession owes to the public.
Health Care Ethics - is the division of ethics that relates to human health.
Bio- Ethics - Specific domain of ethics that focuses on moral issues in the field of health care. - It evolved into a discipline all on its own as a result of life and death dilemmas faced by health care practitioners. - It is a systematic study of human behavior in the field of life science and health care in the light of moral values and principles. - Was concerned with ethical issues described with medical practice.
Nursing Ethics - Is related to all principles of right as they apply to the profession. - Reinforces the nurses’ ideals and motives in order to maximize the affectivity of their service. - “Examination of all ethical and bio- ethical issues from the prospective of nursing theory and the nursing ethics (Johnston). - “The fields of nursing ethics be focused on the needs and experiences of practicing nurses, the exploration of its meaning and that of ethical practice in terms of perception of these nurses.”
A. Ethical Principles and Other Approaches
Telelogical Approach - “The right thing to do is the good thing to do.” - Also termed as
Health Science, Management and Pedagogy
Southwestern University
MAN 503- Nursing Legal Issues, Ethical Concerns
And Trends in Practice
Principles in Nursing Ethics
Ethics
- moral duty - Refers to a standard to examine and understand moral life. - Ethical theories, principles and codes of conduct serve as guides of human conduct provided by ethical systems. - Making choices that are best for the individual or society at certain times and in particular situations and then evaluating such choices and outcomes.
Morals
- Are specific ways of behavior or of accomplishing ethical practices
Professional Ethics - Is a branch of moral science concerned with the obligations that a member of the profession owes to the public.
Health Care Ethics - is the division of ethics that relates to human health.
Bio- Ethics - Specific domain of ethics that focuses on moral issues in the field of health care. - It evolved into a discipline all on its own as a result of life and death dilemmas faced by health care practitioners. - It is a systematic study of human behavior in the field of life science and health care in the light of moral values and principles. - Was concerned with ethical issues described with medical practice.
Nursing Ethics - Is related to all principles of right as they apply to the profession. - Reinforces the nurses’ ideals and motives in order to maximize the affectivity of their service. - “Examination of all ethical and bio- ethical issues from the prospective of nursing theory and the nursing ethics (Johnston). - “The fields of nursing ethics be focused on the needs and experiences of practicing nurses, the exploration of its meaning and that of ethical practice in terms of perception of these nurses.”
A. Ethical Principles and Other Approaches
Telelogical Approach - “The right thing to do is the good thing to do.” - Also termed as