...Dignity and Respect. Dignity and respect is something everyone has a right to. I have chosen this subject because it is an important part of nursing in that to be able to fulfil the role of a nurse is firstly to respect the person you are caring for. Dignity is a feeling of being valued, respected, having self-worth, supported and being able to show empathy and compassion for the people nurses look after. So for me it’s important to outline the principles in dignity and respect when looking after people who are vulnerable. Firstly we will look at ethics in nursing regarding dignity and respect, treating a person as an individual when in hospital can be an important part of any patients healing process, and to make sure these patients are the first concern. Enabling people to maintain the maximum level of control in independence, choice and control can have a huge impact and provide patients with dignified care. Nurses play an important part in helping with such simple tasks, when a person is unable to maintain their own hygiene needs; this is a basic nursing care duty. This will help the patient regain independence and have control over an essential part of everyday life, when carrying out such duties we able to uphold the dignity of patients at their time of need. All nursing models such as Roper et al. (2000) make reference to meeting the patient’s hygiene needs. Assisting people to maintain confidence and self-esteem and acting to alleviate patients feelings of loneliness...
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...U05a1- Character, Dignity, and Self-Respect This paper will explain the character, dignity, and self-respect demonstrated in the movie “Glory” by Edward Zwick. The story is based on the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first formal unity of the U.S. Army to be made up entirely of African-American men as told from the point of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, its commanding officer during the American Civil War. Captain Robert Gould Shaw leads a company of Union soldiers from a Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in an attack on Confederate troops at the Battle of Antietam of September 17, 1862 (Davies, 2001). His regiment suffers many losses. Shaw is wounded and later loses consciousness. He is awakened by a black gravedigger name John Rawlins and is sent to a hospital. While at the hospital, Shaw is told that President Lincoln is on the verge of passing the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in rebel held territory. While on leave in Boston, Shaw is promotes to Colonel and is given command of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. It is the first all-black regiment of the U.S. Army. The first character to show ethics based on Epictetus was Shaw’s friend and educated black man named Thomas Searles; Searles is the first black man to volunteer in the 54th Regiment. Epictetus believed that even though he could not control what occurred outside of himself, he could control how he responded (Sommers & Sommers, 2013). The fact that Thomas volunteered...
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...Character, Dignity, and Self-Respect Michelle Sutton Ethics 1851 N. Greenville Avenue #4122 Richardson, TX 75081 Telephone: 469-766-2904 Email: msutton9@capellauniversity.edu Instructor: Professor Jan Wentz Introduction My paper will basically summarize the movie Glory and I will relate a few characters to the Aristotle, Epictetus, and Saint Augustine on character, dignity, and self-respect. Aristotle: ethics based on personal virtue. Epictetus: ethics based on inner strength of the individual. Saint Augustine: ethics based on following a Divine Command. Glory is based on a true story about the first formal unit of t he US Army during the Civil War. This unit was to be solely made up of African American men and was told through the viewpoint of Robert Shaw who was injured in a war and later promoted to Colonel of this unit. They became known as the first colored troops and were know for their actions taken at Fort Wagner. Character is mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. In our text (Sommers & Sommers, (2013). According to Aristotle things of any variety have a characteristic function that they are properly used to perform. A happy person will exhibit a personality balanced between reasons and desires with moderation characterizing all. Virtue is its own reward and true happiness cane be attain through cultivation of the virtues that make a human life complete. Good conduct comes from habits that in turn can only come from repeated action...
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...SEFL RESPECT AND DIGNIY FOR ELDERLY RESIDENT The way Mr Moses was treated by the staff gave me concern see appendix 2 This now gave me an interest into this topic as to acquit myself before escalating the matter. I was involved in the care for Mr Moses who has diagnosed with dementia. Dementia is a chronic lifelong condition that causes memory loss, communication problems, incontinence and neglect of personal hygiene (Prime, 1994 p, 301). Mr Moses neglect of his personal hygiene was profound due to his incontinence condition Dignity mean “Being treated like I was somebody” (Help the Aged, 2001).Relating dignity in the care Mr Moses, dignity will be define as care given to Mr Moses that will uphold, promote and not degrade his self respect despite his present situation (being wet with urine and smell of faeces), frail or his age (SCIE, 2006). Mr Moses despite his present circumstance should feel value before, during and after his care (Nursing Standard, 2007). The concept of dignity has to do with privacy, respect, autonomy, identity and self worth thereby making life worth living for them (SCIE, 2006). However, each patient needs is unique, the level of these concept will varies on individual service user, such as the privacy that other service user need will be different from what Mr Moses require at the time of His care. When dignity is not present during his care, Mr Moses will feel devalued, lacking control, comfort and feel embarrass and ashamed (RCN, 2008). Things...
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...Dignity and Respect. Dignity and respect is something everyone has a right to. I have chosen this subject because it is an important part of nursing in that to be able to fulfil the role of a nurse is firstly to respect the person you are caring for. Dignity is a feeling of being valued, respected, having self-worth, supported and being able to show empathy and compassion for the people nurses look after. So for me it’s important to outline the principles in dignity and respect when looking after people who are vulnerable. Firstly we will look at ethics in nursing regarding dignity and respect, treating a person as an individual when in hospital can be an important part of any patients healing process, and to make sure these patients are the first concern. Enabling people to maintain the maximum level of control in independence, choice and control can have a huge impact and provide patients with dignified care. Nurses play an important part in helping with such simple tasks, when a person is unable to maintain their own hygiene needs; this is a basic nursing care duty. This will help the patient regain independence and have control over an essential part of everyday life, when carrying out such duties we able to uphold the dignity of patients at their time of need. All nursing models such as Roper et al. (2000) make reference to meeting the patient’s hygiene needs. Assisting people to maintain confidence and self-esteem and acting to alleviate patients feelings of loneliness...
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...The Dignity of the Human Person The “human person” is a philosophy of Louis Janssens from Vatican II, basically says that the human person is made in the image of God and is the unity of body and soul and that the person is human and living because of the soul. One of Janssen’s points was that all persons are utterly original but fundamentally equal. Daniel Sulmasy said that there are two types of dignity: intrinsic and attributed. He said that intrinsic is the kind people have simply because they are members of the human family; it is intrinsic to being human. Attributed dignity is the value or worth one attributes to others or to oneself. It is based on ones power, prestige, function, productivity, and degree of control. I believe that intrinsic dignity is the element that makes all human persons’ fundamentally equal and attributed dignity that makes them unique and the role of the health care provider is not to protect the dignity of the patient, but to respect the dignity of the patient as well as all human persons. Intrinsic dignity is not earned, compromised, increased or decreased by one's conduct or the conduct of others. This also means that no disease, disability, or suffering, of any kind, can reduce or compromise our intrinsic dignity, regardless of the quality of life. Intrinsic dignity remains equal in all humans from their beginning to their death and beyond. People in the severest stages of illness, who may have lost all measurable autonomy, independence...
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...“How can nurses ensure that older people are treated with respect and dignity whilst being cared for in a hospital or in the community?” Providing dignified care is at the very heart of nursing and is the responsibility of everyone (Royal College of Nursing (RCN) 2008). Nurses play an important part in the care of older people and quality nursing care can make a substantial difference to physical and emotional well-being (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2008). 'Dignity' as defined by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) (2009) is ‘A state, quality or manner worthy of esteem or respect; and (by extension) self-respect’. Adopting dignity in practice should generate an environment that supports and promotes self-respect, allowing it to flourish by the maintenance of autonomy and informed choice, NMC (2008). The 2006 Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) publication ‘Living well in later life’ highlighted the lack of dignity and respect for older people in acute hospitals as a major area of concern citing that 45% of NHS resources are spent on older people and this accounts for the greatest use of acute hospital services This discussion will identify the specific needs of the older person from a bio-psychosocial perspective incorporating complicit ethical issues. The role of the nurse in the provision of quality and comprehensive care delivery will of course be examined, integrating theory and practice and exploring the implications for inter-professional...
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...maintaining respect and dignity when providing personal care to patients. Introduction to the topic I will be researching into this topic as I feel it is important to support and keep up values and teachings on how to provide impeccable respect and dignity when providing/assisting a patient with personal care. Also the 21st century media represents health care professionals to be upholding professional care standards to patients. I will be focusing specifically on the right and wrong ways and procedures that are used when providing personal care; and exactly how it protects the respect and dignity of the patient (Scie.org.uk, 2015). This topic is of great relevance to health and social care professionals as it is the foundation for all care provided, so without maintaining correct respect and dignity when the patient is most vulnerable then proper care cannot be provided to a high standard. When researching into this topic I will be looking into and reading on research articles and journals by authors such as Chochinov et al who focus on the dignity in the terminally ill (Chochinov et al., 2002). Search strategies I will plan to conduct my research by collecting evidence from research articles and journals from the most recent years available for validity and reliability purposes. I will also be looking into polices; from the most up to date to see how they have been changed and improved from the previous years. To research I will be using key words such as ‘respect’ ‘dignity’ and...
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...ANA Position Statement Reviewed. The Nurses’ Role in Ethics and Human Rights: Protecting and promoting individual Worth, Dignity, and Human Rights in Practice Setting Statement of ANA Position: Respect for the inherent worth, dignity, and human right of every individual is a fundamental principle that underlies all nursing practice. “Nurses take into account the needs and values of all persons in all professional relationships” (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2001, p. 7). “This statement on ethics and human rights provide the foundation and context for all other position statements related to the practice of nursing. The protection and promotion of human rights related to health and health care is a fundamental function of the American...
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...410 Individual Leadership must be based on core values that render balance between achieving a goal based on your mission statement and leading people to accomplish that goal, without disregarding the value of those whom you lead. To lead with love is a vital behavior to me because love requires me to treat people with dignity and respect. As a leader I cannot expect from them what they do not see in me or see me doing. From a personal perspective, I have decided to treat everyone equal and with respect. I believe if you cannot treat people of all races and nationalities with dignity and respect you do not qualify as a leader. I want to treat those who follow me with the same respect as I would want. Organizational Hence one of the main problems in bad leadership is the absence of love and respect in top leadership. Many leaders love their company, organization, and the mission, yet they lack love for the people who work for the company and carry out the mission. This lack of love can be noticed by employees. They will eventually know that their leaders only see them as tools to accomplish the bottom line, not people who deserve respect and dignity. Such company that identifies its central focus on the mission apart from the people is doomed for destruction. The doom of the company is because of poor leadership. The success of any company is built on people. Even if such company has no employees, most likely it uses people to buy its products or use its services. If...
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...Practice states that these foundational values are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice (The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2008, p. 27). The value I feel relates best to me and my future nursing practice is human dignity. Without respecting this value, it is very hard to be a caring, devoted and professional nurse. Respecting human dignity is vital. In The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice, human dignity is defined as “respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations” (AACN, 2008, p....
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...Dignity Dignity in care work means that no matter whom you are, every individual in the care home are treated with respect. For example the care workers they respect the client own choices and decisions without making them feel embarrass. In social care dignity ensures that each individual Dignity should be protected for example being allowed to dress in private. Some may be vulnerable at times. Health and social worker must protect the dignity of each individual by being aware of situations and actions that could cause embarrassment and make the individual feel silly or exposed. Fro example it is important to offer support for individual to perform personal care tasks, such as dressing using the toilet and bathing, make sure they close the doors, scree ns and curtains. Making fun of them can losses your dignity with your service workers because you are embarrassing them. Sometimes individual cannot feed themselves this may be due to illness, injury or age. Care workers can protect the dignity of individual by speaking politely to the individual not rushing them and allowing them to finish the first mouthful before offering another. It is also important to allow...
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...Dignity is universally essential to one's sense of self-worth, and is gained through the respect of peers, as well as one’s self. When a human is emotionally and physically stripped of their pride, it weakens his will to live. Dignity proves to the characters in both the Nazi concentration camps in Elie Wiesel’s Night, and the Japanese prison camps in Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, to be the main source in which they use to rebound from a terrible situation. The central theme shared by both novels is the struggle to preserve one’s dignity in the face of severe adversity, trying to weaken their will to live. Mistreatment of the captives in the camps physiologically scar the men, leading to the loss of respect for others and themselves. In...
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...Principle 1 RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS AND PEOPLES Our dignity begins with what we are; something we do not give ourselves but receive from whatever it is that causes us to be. No one gives himself what he already is in his coming to be. What we are given is completed, on our part, by what we choose to do with what we already are. I know every person have different customs and belief of culture but everyone need respect the dignity of peoples because the respect of people is very important in our Society Respect plays a role in our everyday lives. When we go to school, there's respect. When we go to a restaurant, there's respect. When you go to your family reunion, there is respect. You may not notice it, but that's only because they are being respectful to you .If you're not respectful then you will be disrespected because your being mean. So you should always be respectful to others so they will treat you the way you want to be treated. If you are respectful to others then you can get good jobs because they’ll like you It is God who states that every man and woman is made in His image, without limitations regarding race, gender, intelligence or faith. God grants the greatest status of dignity to human beings, having been made in the likeness of God. Every human being, therefore, has the right to be respected because of his or her God-given human dignity. The concept of human rights can be traced back to the story of Creation, when God created people with human...
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...Applying an Ethical Theory PHI208 Kristy Villone March 30, 2014 Should assisted death, or euthanasia be an option for the terminally ill? In 1994, the Oregon Death With Dignity Act was formed, making Oregon the first state to legalize physician assisted deaths with restrictions. As of today, Washington, Vermont, New Mexico, along with Oregon are all legalized in euthanasia. The individuals wanting to end their life must be at least 18 years of age with a terminal illness, be a state resident, and have less than six months to live (Procon.org 2014). The question is, is euthanasia ethical? In this paper, I will be focusing on euthanasia and how it relates to the Deontology Theory. The Deontology Theory relates to the rights and wrongs of actions themselves. It is defined as "the focus on the duties and obligations one has in carrying out actions rather than on the consequences of those actions” (Mosser, 2013). Meaning, the act is right or wrong, depending upon the action in which it was brought upon. In general, Deontologist tend to focus on the the will of the person and their intentions. Euthanasia is a very debatable topic. It is a heated topic because it relates to death. Some may say euthanasia is allowing people to die, which is the same as killing. Whereas others may see it as the right to die, especially when one is suffering with a terminal illness …."life is a precious gift from God. To end it prematurely is to reject that gift; only God should determine when...
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