Professionalism standards and ethics

Professionalism Standards and Ethics Professionalism standards and ethics are a set of guidelines that are followed to promote dignity and respect of clients. As well as to ensure the clients get the best care possible. They affect everyone’s behavior because you can’t react and say things that you might normally say or do in a casual setting. However there are some things that people may say or do that may not exactly be professional, but not against ethics. You could come across something that is against professionalism and ethics that would need to be reported. There also could be times when it could be hard to follow these guidelines. In this essay I will give examples of all of this from my own personal experience. This will help you to get a better understanding of professionalism standards and ethics. I am a very sarcastic person and make a lot of sarcastic jokes. Professionalism standards and ethics force me to change my behavior. Not everyone likes sarcasm; they could perceive this to be insulting. Even though I have no intention of insulting anyone I need to keep it in mind. It would be very disrespectful and unethical to insult someone who is coming to you for help. It also could embarrass them and they may feel too ashamed to seek help next time. As a health care professional it is my responsibility to make people feel respected and comfortable. By doing this I can give them the best care possible because they will trust me and be able to tell me everything they have concerns about. My previous job was a mental health setting. The staff had a strict set of guidelines to follow with each student/client. The students had a lot of bizarre and dangerous behaviors, and each had a written program that traveled with them so that each staff could ensure it was being followed. Staffs are to be completely focused on the students their entire shift. I have seen things there that were not exactly professional but not unethical and have said