...Bethany Freitag 000291470 Intro to Ethics. My Moral Theory To begin to create my own moral or ethical theory, I really had to look into myself and figure out my morals. In addition I had to study and read the theories in our book to truly understand ethics and morals to create my own. My moral or ethical theory is a hybrid of sorts. It is based off of the theories we have studied this summer. It could also be something that stands on its own. When I think of ethical theories I always go back to Kant. His core ideas are slightly how I live my life. My morals stand on respect for life, like Kant, but a little broader. Another I could pull off of was the chapter we had on virtue ethics. I am a big believer in virtues and how they make life better, I tend to also call them my morals. Some of these morals or virtues, would be charity, compassion, accountability, faith and forgiveness. I also like to add in some feminism because I am a big proponent of equality in the sexes. I also live my life as though all persons or beings who have emotions, who can make decisions and such, are just as important as myself. The more I think about morals I keep going back to my number one, which is faith. When looking at faith I first think of religion, which is a very important thing to me. If something goes against what I believe in religion wise, nothing will shake that. When I also thing of faith though, I think of the virtue, having faith in humanity. We truly need to have faith...
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...Personal ethics at its core definition is the process of learning what is right and wrong, then doing what is right. It is anything but black and white and requires knowledge coming from teachers, parents, educators, pastors, community leaders and a host of quality sources. I have been influenced in the way that I respond to different situations since childhood. There are certain situations that are a part of my life that affect what I value and how I behave. Also, these parts of my life affected the particular ethical system that influences the way I make decisions and who I am as an individual. The origin of my character is based on the fact that I was raised by a single mother and was the oldest of two in my home. My mom had a unique way of making me feel special and setting time aside for just me and her. I believe this is where I learned to value time and having patience. It also influenced the way I value family and has affected many of the decisions I have made for my own. Another factor that helped shape my ethics is that my mother was not a very religious woman. She believed in a higher powerI maintain that personal ethics comprising of morals, principles, and values requires constant repetition that is taught and not magically acquired. I had the benefit of two fine parents who taught me how important honesty, accountability, responsibility, and integrity was. Yet, later in my career as a corporate executive I crossed the line and committed white collar offenses against...
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...My Nursing Ethic, Ethical Compassion in Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V 4/25/2013 1. What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? The role played by the nurse professional is highly consequential to the health outcomes experiences by patients. This means that the nursing profession must be highly regulated by clearly defined and positively reinforced ethical provisions. These provisions are given by the ANA Nursing Code of Ethics and, in my personal experiences, are imperative as a way of dictating how we, as professionals, are expected to engage patients, required to relate to colleagues and trained to respect human dignity. This connection between ethicality and treatment quality contributes both to my personal worldview and to the broader field of nursing. With specific reference to my experiences in the NICU and maternity wards, this connection takes on particular importance. Here, quality outcomes mean sound, healthy births, the minimization of risk or pain for the mother and provision of an excellent environment within which to bring a newborn into the world. The link between achieving these outcomes and behaving in an ethical manner is inextricable. My cultural background in particular helps give a strong foundation to my actual practice in the field. In my upbringing and family background, there are few more sacred responsibilities...
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...Running head: MY NURSING ETHIC My Nursing Ethic Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS-437V July 21, 2011 My Nursing Ethic There are several factors that contribute to who humans truly are as individuals. We are all shaped by our personal experiences, memories, emotions, and knowledge affecting our perceptions, reasoning and judgment of people and situations. The collection of these factors makes up the basis for an individual’s personal ethical philosophy. A personal philosophy, or worldview, guides behaviors and acts as a source of inspiration and motivation. As a nurse, it is essential to consider the client’s worldview as it is the basis for their reality and will have an effect on the view of their health and is necessary in providing a holistic plan of care. In order for the professional nurse to provide such care it is essential to have an awareness of factors influencing his or her own worldview and develop a moral compass (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2008). My Professional Moral Compass According to Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary of English, a moral compass is, "anything which serves to guide a person’s decisions based on morals or virtues,” (Moral compass, 2011). My personal moral compass is directed by various inspirations, passions, and values that have become essential to my happiness. Family, laughter, integrity, benevolence, honor, loyalty, hard work, service unto others, self-discipline, compassion, and accountability...
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...My Nursing Ethic There are several factors that contribute to who humans truly are as individuals. We are all shaped by our personal experiences, memories, emotions, and knowledge affecting our perceptions, reasoning and judgment of people and situations. The collection of these factors makes up the basis for an individual’s personal ethical philosophy. A personal philosophy, or worldview, guides behaviors and acts as a source of inspiration and motivation. As a nurse, it is essential to consider the client’s worldview as it is the basis for their reality and will have an effect on the view of their health and is necessary in providing a holistic plan of care. In order for the professional nurse to provide such care it is essential to have an awareness of factors influencing his or her own worldview and develop a moral compass (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2008). My Professional Moral Compass According to Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary of English, a moral compass is, "anything which serves to guide a person’s decisions based on morals or virtues,” (Moral compass, 2011). My personal moral compass is directed by various inspirations, passions, and values that have become essential to my happiness. Family, laughter, integrity, benevolence, honor, loyalty, hard work, service unto others, self-discipline, compassion, and accountability were values instilled in me at a very young age. I am most thankful to my parents for making it a priority to stress these values...
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...My Nursing Ethics According to the Cambridge Dictionary (2013), a moral compass is “a natural feeling that makes people know what is right and wrong and how they should behave”. A professional moral compass is similar to our conscience that guides our behavior in professional settings. The worldview and nursing philosophies in nursing practice are influenced by an individual’s upbringing, spiritual and cultural practices, life experiences, and other factors that are unique to each of us (Ohio Nurses Association, 2013). Ethical dilemmas arise when our personal values conflict with the duties of our practice (Purtilo & Doherty, 2012). In various settings, nurses frequently encounter ethical dilemmas. One must have a moral compass to guide us in our professional practice. There are some factors that contribute to who we are as individuals. From our upbringings, memories, personal experiences, knowledge and reasoning of people and situations shape who we are, making our personal ethical philosophy. Through her desire to be a good and caring person, this student started reading and learning from the Bible and believe in God. This student started to develop her moral compass. Principles and values such as family, the golden rule, hard work, self-discipline, honesty, compassion, fairness, integrity, respect, benevolence, loyalty, accountability, and service to others, to name some, have been instilled in this student from a young age and this student utilizes these principles and...
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...My Personal Ethics Statement Dawn Belt University of Phoenix Health Law and Ethics HCS 478 Shavonnie Carthens July 03, 2015 My Personal Ethics Statement Ethics is defined by "the branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human action", (Wacker Guido, 2010, Chapter 1). I have spent a large amount of time reflecting on ethics as what ethics means to me, as well as, which values are the most important to me and how I live by them. I find ethics to mean who one feels about doing the right thing and accountability. Values are our characteristics that help us to be ethical. During my journey through the Ethical Lens Inventory, I had to ponder over the many stages and encounters throughout my life. I am amazed at how, so many small, and what I thought to be insignificant encounters, I had in my life has made a big impact on my values. The list of all the encounters is too long to provide here in my personal ethics statement. Therefore, this paper will focus on the encounters that have made the most impact on the most important values to me. As I reflect on my years of growing up, I remember my parents trying to teach right from wrong. My father seemed to teach right from wrong by always focusing on my wrongs as I cannot remember learning right from wrong with something that I did or did not do for the good. I was in fourth grade when I collected every student's pencils and kept them at my desk. Taking the pencils were considered stealing, and when my parents found...
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...My Personal Code of Ethics My Purpose: The purpose of creating my personal code of ethics is to have documented guidelines that I have mentally created for myself throughout my course of life that I apply to every day decisions and actions I make. 1. I have a good heart. I react to everyday situations using my heart because I believe in doing the right thing, even when I might (mentally) not want to. 2. I do my best. I don’t want to look back on my life and wish I would have tried harder and wonder what could have happened. 3. I am practical. I think the worst thing I can do is lie to myself. It’s easier to overcome difficult situations if I face it head on and leave behind denial. 4. I forgive. I will forgive and give second chances because I know people make mistakes, and I have too, been the person seeking forgiveness. I believe grudges it was keeps people from moving forward. 5. I see the best in others. I realize that everyone is different and that’s what makes life so interesting. Also, I know that there is good in every one. 6. I am considerate. It’s important to consider people other than myself because I think it says a lot about the person you are and how you are viewed by others. I’ve never respected an inconsiderate person. 7. I am spontaneous. I believe it’s essential to take chances often because life is too short to be scared of chances and change. I love excitement in my life. 8. I am loyal. I have learned that it’s vital...
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...owning my own business, I would like to have a dessert shop, but I also have an interest in opening a tattoo shop with my brother. When I do open up one of these, or both perhaps, businesses I will take great efforts and do much research to develop a fair and safe list of ethical rules that I will make sure everyone that works for me, including myself, will follow. One of these rules would be to make sure that my employees are treated fairly and that they are given the opportunity to advance. I think that this is an important ethical rule to follow because the production of your business rests in the hands of your employees. They are the ones responsible for making and distributing your products, and in order for them to be motivated to do a good job at their tasks, they need to know that they will be rewarded for their hard work and contributions. Another ethical rule that I would put into play would be to make sure that the product that we are selling is safe and of good quality. This is another important rule that will also help the business. Without happy customers, you do not have a business. It is important to distribute something that will satisfy what they want, and something that will not be dangerous to their health. For instance, if I own a dessert restaurant, and my grocery supplier delivers me ingredients that are poor or contaminated, even if I absolutely needed these ingredients, I would not use them. I would lose more money if a customer became ill from my product...
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...My Reflection on Business Ethics Introduction: For the purpose of this paper, I will briefly talk about my experience in class this semester as a business student. The university has started a new academic period to complete a course. It was rough at first but as time when by, things became quiet and I became more involve in class. I had a great experience with class members who were totally engaged in the class and we had a lot of stimulating conversations. While the pace was so fast, a little hard to keep up with the time, I tried my best to stay on track. It has been a great experience with the new eight weeks process. It astonishes me how business ethics is an important part of the business world as ethic play a significant role in our daily lives. We as individuals need to know how to behave as we move around the world. There are so many people from different cultural backgrounds; we also have the responsibilities to learn about different cultures as we move around. Business ethic has prepared me as an individual to know these things. We come from varieties of backgrounds; ethics are viewed at different prospect in various parts of the world. I had a great Professor who has mastered the subject matter to the fullest, he clearly explain the course as we moved on to the end of the semester. My professor understands that student sometimes go through rough times and he willingly understood their problems. The professor is always physically present, so if there...
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...Running Head: VIEWING ETHICS THROUGH MY EYES Viewing Ethics through My Eyes Business Ethics Heather Morgan Aiken Technical College Running Head: VIEWING ETHICS THROUGH MY EYES Abstract Ethical choices are made every second, rather knowing it or not, you make one every day. Versus being in a work environment, at a school activity, or being around friends and family. Every one's views are different when it comes to ethics and it all relates back to how you view situations and how you intend to follow through with the choices you make. Ethics relates back to how you were raised; rather through spiritual beliefs or in the home. Everyone's beliefs are different and that's what makes ethics it's own virtual way of views. Running Head: VIEWING ETHICS THROUGH MY EYES Viewing Ethics through My Eyes Business Ethics Ethics can be perceived in more than one form. I view it in the sense of virtue ethics, based on character traits people have that are good (Anne T. Lawrence, James F. Weber, 2011, p. 83). The method I would enforce would be the justice method (p. 83). Everything should be based off a fair and just form no matter the person, they should all be treated equal. I have an older brother and my parents raised us equally, even though we are four years apart in age. Anything he received, I received the same thing or something of the same value. I was raised to believe that...
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...what we knew or thought we knew about ethics. The definitions below are not all correct. I know this. This was just my first impression of the subject. What is ethics? How do ethics affect me personally? Ethics are rules set by society. To be a part of society and to be treated as an equal member of society, I would have to abide by those rules. If ethics dictate that I would have to kneel down to my elders every time I cross path with them, then I would have to kneel down as they walk cross my path. For those who do not follow ethics of that society, society may cast those people down consequently. Having grown up in a Christian family with great devotion and being instilled with Christian morals, there are times that my morals conflict with the ethics set by society and other times when ethics and morals agree with each other. Morals, in my opinion, are the principles that have been instilled in me by my parents and by my teachers and friends. One of those principles is “thou shall not kill.” Morally, I believe that as a human being, I do not have the right or power to kill someone or something because that is exclusively set for “God” to decide. I also know that if someone tries to harm my family or myself in any way, I have the right to defend myself, whether I defend with a bat, club, or even a gun. If I shoot someone to cripple the person, I had done so to defend myself and/or my family from harm. Morally, this would tear at my soul because I had to do something “God”...
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...Ethics are the rational standards of right and wrong that advocate how people ought to behave in terms of human rights, responsibilities, benefits to society, justice, or specific qualities. Ethics include standards that tell people to refrain from such things as murder, stealing, rape, attacking others, fraud, and slanderous talk. Such standards include also many that instruct people to live by virtues of compassion, honesty, and loyalty to ones friends and family. Ethics also mentions self-analyses and development of one's own ethical system. A person’s feelings, societal laws, and social norms can stray from what is morally correct. This means that it is compulsory to regularly scrutinize one's moral standards to certify that they are sound and justifiable. My personal code of ethics does not differ much from the behavior that’s accepted by society such as following and abiding by the law. Even though occasionally I break laws that I think are pointless or ineffective. I respect my elders and have never raped, murdered, or stolen something from someone else. I also try to live my life with compassion for others and to be as honest as possible....
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...The majority of my schooling has been completed in the public school system off base and I was primarily allowed to stay in one place most of my life, which I am truly grateful for. The world is large with a variety of people and viewpoints, however, I learned the least you have at all times is your work ethic, and your word. A majority of people I come in contact with have no immediate ties to the military, which is strange as that is all I have ever known. I say strange because to my friends and peers that grew up in a civilian household, I am the odd one out; the one who takes work serious and never takes a day off just to have a day off. I learned the value of taking pride in one’s work ethic, as well as, the significance one person can...
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