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Professional Values and Ethics Paper
Rhonda Beron, Andrea De Los Santos,
Emilie Goodman, and LaToya Sims
GEN/200
August 16, 2010
Andrea Lara
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship among professional values, ethics, and career success. A person’s personal values and ethics can influence their professional values and ethics in the workplace. Finding the right balance between personal and professional views in the workplace will help foster a successful career. This paper will cover professional values and ethics and how they can influence the success of a career. Also discussed is how professional values and ethics are based on the foundations of personal values, professional and academic
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The two should come together to create mutual understanding of the goals required to achieve success.
Sources of professional values and ethics Professional values and ethics are based on the foundations of personal values, professional and, academic integrity. Integrity is the act of doing what is right even if there is no one is around. Personal values are comprised of an individual’s integrity, morals, and ethics, the standards in which, an individual holds him or herself to. One must exercise personal values which in turn become the foundation professional values. “Professional integrity derives its substance from the fundamental goals or mission of the profession” (Wakin, 1996, para. 15). Meaning to say, individuals seek for a professional’s valued and ethical advice to which the professional holds their responsibility to maintain and exceeds the level of their expertise. For example, a general practitioner will treat a variety of patients, from all different walks of life with a plethora of different problems. It is their duty to diagnose and treat the patient to the best of their professional ability without prejudice. Another aspect of their duties is the principle of patient confidentiality. Medical professionals are legally bound to not divulge any information provided to them by their patients. Academic integrity can be summarized as the pursuance of higher education in a scholarly fashion and the value of learning without
The mission of this profession stems from a set of values that form our understanding of society and our entire purpose. These values include, dignity and worth of a person, service, importance of human relationships, social justice, integrity and competence (in text citation). When applying the values listed in the Code of Ethics to the ethical dilemma I personally faced while at my field practicum, I decided that a few of them would be more fitting than
Nursing is a difficult profession, it is expected that nurses behave in an ethically acceptable way. Within healthcare both ethics and morals are used interchangeably though, sometimes there are recognisable distinction Melia (2014). They are expected to gain an understanding of ethical decision-making necessary for resolution of problems and dilemmas both professionally and personally. The nursing and midwifery council (2015) is a document of rules that state how nurses are expected to carry themselves and practice in order to provide the best care. The nursing and midwifery council (2015) document as well as a number of relevant ethical principles and theories such as beneficence, non-maleficence and deontology will be referred to throughout the assignment, in relation to the nursing professionals actions. Legal documents including the Human rights act (1998), The health act (2006) and The mental capacity act (2005) will be included alongside this case when needed. This assignment will demonstrate an understanding of ethical, professional and legal values that come together in the nursing field through a fabricated scenario. The scenario will refer to the patients as Mr Ahmed and Mr Arnold; it will also make reference to the ward sister and a first year student. In the scenario under review whistle blowing and accountability are questioned. The case study that is being analysed follows the incorrect administration of oramorph for two patients. After being informed by a
Patient confidentiality is one of the pillars of modern medical profession. It implies that the medical practitioner is under the obligation to keep his patient’s medical profile confidential. The main reason is to help the patient maintain his privacy. However, there have been numerous cases of breach of such confidentiality, which has raised varying ethical implications. Further, there have been instances where the medical practitioner has felt that he needs to divulge such private information to a 3rd party. Often, this results in
I have reviewed a few ethical models in formulating my own for my professional counseling practice. I first checked the American Counseling Association (ACA) Ethical Model, as well as the American Mental Health Counselor’s Association. I found the ACA’s model to be very helpful in determining what facets and perspectives a counselor would utilize to examine an ethical dilemma with potential to turn into an ethical issue. The ACA model states:
Professionalism is profoundly esteemed by each association today and professional experts are rarely out of work. Following are important characteristics towards being morally and ethically proficient in career:
Professional Roles and Values The nurse supervisor has the responsibility of coaching all of her staff members in the importance of utilizing her team members to provide the most holistic care for patients. As a nurse supervisor it is important to recognize when a team member is struggling with this concept and to provide the proper leadership and mentoring so that the most best possible patient outcomes can be consistently realized. The nurse supervisor must provider leadership and confidence to try to guide her staff in utilizing available resources to achieve
Ethics is the study of moral principles governing the appropriate conduct for a person or a group of people. When you grow up you are taught about respect for yourself and others. The respect that you are taught should stay with you for the rest of your life. When you decide to take a career in health care you decide to put your ethics in to play. You are caring for other people who think that you have their best interest. You are supposed to help make people feel better, and be honest. In the article that did not take place. You do not say who lives because of their age. Dr. K, Marguerite friend should have spoken up.
Health professionals have several overlying legal obligations including duty of confidence with respect to all information received in the course of a health-care relationship. Confidentiality is a patient’s right and is central trust between health professionals and patients.
"Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and responsible manner. All students should act with personal integrity, respect other students' dignity, rights and property, and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their efforts."
ICF Competency 1: To be able to comply with the guidelines of Ethics and Standards of the Profession.
Doctors are placed in a compromising situation where they must balance maintaining an honest and open relationship with their patient and their moral duty to society. The patient is expected to be honest about their ailments and in return, expects the doctor to keep their information confidential. This process is reliant on patients being honest and trusting and doctors being honest and private. While doctors may be privy to knowledge that could benefit a third-party, I believe that physicians should be required to keep patient information confidential in all cases because people in need of medical advisement will be less likely to seek care if they know that their information can be disclosed.
Within the articles “The Special Problem of Doing Right in Our Occupations,” “Suggestions for an Ethical Career,” and “Promoting Ethical Behavior” numerous concepts are discussed which explore morality in general for any profession. These concepts range from personal integrity to how we should treat others and why we should or should not act in certain manners. Since these articles cover such a broad range of topics, the purpose of this paper shall be to isolate the three main points found in each paper, then explain and build upon these points. In addition, this will allow for easier and more concise analysis of the articles core principles. Given these points, the most suitable method for this paper to accomplish this task is to explore the media pieces individually while making comparisons as needed.
Copyright laws are important more so today then ever before because the ability to copy and distribute intellectual properly and pirate electronic content has increased with the advancements in technology and globalization. As members of the student body, University of the People students must understand the detriments of plagiarism, piracy and ensure they protect Intellectual Property and respect copyright laws. Developing a professional code of ethics as a computer professional, will help navigate our careers and help us make proper ethical decisions and choices.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship among professional values, ethics, and legal issues. A person’s personal values and ethics can influence their professional values and ethics in the workplace. Finding the right balance between personal and professional views in the workplace will help foster a successful career. This paper will cover relationships between legal and ethical issues as well as personal values and professional ethics.
Like most business professions, there has to be a strong sense of ethics and responsibility. Especially professions like law or public accounting. They must have strong standards of integrity. In public accounting, people rely heavily on the information being provided on companies. Any mistakes or intentional cover up will have high costs to the economy and dire consequences. Even though there are laws and standards that regulate auditing, it does not completely stop or prevent firms from doing immoral acts. Before Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, auditing for both public and privately held companies followed the AICPA 's standards of the 10 generally accepted auditing standards. In the years 2000-2002, there had been an increased of major