In this essay‚ I am going to describe an episode of care for an individual which I was involved in whilst on placement at a local nursing home. I am going to choose an appropriate model and reflect on this episode and within this reflection examine my own values and beliefs relating to the individual receiving care. I will also explore the values and beliefs that will underpin my future practice as a nurse. Values are ideals‚ attitudes and beliefs held by individuals or groups to represent
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Professional Workplace Dilemma Paper Tabitha Ford Interdisciplinary Capstone Course GEN480 Jeanette Jensen July 11‚ 2011 Workplace Dilemmas Nearly every working individual has been faced with a career dilemma. Some issues today’s working industry may face include downsizing of staff‚ pollution‚ allocation of scarce resources‚ employee rights‚ and discrimination against women and minorities. These types of ethical dilemmas are complex and difficult to resolve. Today’s workforce
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Professional Values and Ethics Learning Team A GEN200 November 15‚ 2010 Lisa Wittenhagen Ethical standards and an individual ’s personal code of moral values are extremely subjective topics often based on belief systems. Furthermore‚ upbringing commonly influences an individual ’s code of ethics thus affecting important personal and professional decisions. Renowned Brazilian professor Valdemar W. Setzer once said of moral values‚ "Ethics
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Professional Values & Ethics and Career Success Yvonne Burns Professional values can be defined as the motivating factors that appeal to a person most when it comes to career selection. There are a great deal of stirring factors that one could choose from when selecting a line of work or accepting a job invitation‚ including intellectual status‚ stability‚ and location; to name a few. (“Professional Values”‚ 2009). Relatively‚ professional ethics is a matter of morality‚ influencing
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Professional Ethics and Values Professional Ethics and Values Values and ethics are very similar in the aspect of where they are learned. The definition of values is “things that are important to or valued by someone” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011). Whereas the definition for ethics is “moral principles‚ as of an individual” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011). Each term brings different beliefs and values to every situation. Values and Ethics change when it concerning professional terms‚ and he or she can have a
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Professional values of nursing Laura Mcclymont-Allen Nur403 July 19‚ 2010 Stephanie Merck Professional values of nursing Professional values guide the decisions and actions we make in our careers. As nurses we are responsible for caring for patients during birth‚ death‚ illness and healing. If we are not aware of the decisions and actions to take it would be impossible to provide our patients with exceptional care. The values that are the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism
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needs and individuals receiving care. However‚ nurses are expected to be professional‚ transparent‚ therapeutic and ethical with their clients. Similarly‚ nurses are expected to work ethically and working through ethical challenges that arise in their practice with individuals‚ clients and within public health systems (Canada Nurses Association‚ 2008). The dilemma deals with both ethical and legal issues‚ it involves a professional nurse by the name of Mr. Ying and one of his elderly patients‚ who is
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2. Professional nurse value Values are the core of the diverse world of human behavior and are express in evry human decision and action. The represent basic convictions of what is right‚ good or desirable‚ and motivate both social and professional behavior (Rassin‚ 2008). Value is particularly helpful in provide ways to under stand individuals’ reaction to difference situation (Altun‚ 2002; Darlen‚ 2002; Hendel‚ 2002; Itzhaky‚ 2004). the sam as Rokeach (1973) mention that value is an ongoing belief
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Professional Values and Ethics Values and ethics are foundational to any successful organization. Values are the standard against which society measures good and bad‚ the desirable and undesirable and the concept of business ethics is knowing what is right and wrong and then doing what is right. Important decisions are made every day in the work environment and every decision will have a financial impact on the company whether the choice is positive or negative. A company will assume the values
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Professional Values and Ethics Professional ethics and values are important in the business environment to promote satisfaction to employees and clients‚ effectiveness with business strategies‚ and good for professional moral. Since business began‚ there have been unfair business practices promoted by "successful" professional business people. This conundrum brings into question what professional business values and ethics are‚ how one attains and maintain these practices or qualities‚ and what
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