Ethics

• Human Act


  Can be used/practiced and applied for human action
• Act of Man


  Explains the basic principles that influence how individuals behave and frame their perception towards practical situations
• Ethics


  • Philosophical approach in providing knowledge that guides individuals' everyday lives
• Practical Science


  Can be used/practiced and applied for human action
• Natural Duties


  • Duty of justice
  • Duty of helping others in need
  • Duty not to hurt others
  • Duty to keep our promise
• St. Thomas Aquinas


  • The source of moral law is reason itself
  • Recognizes the basic principle "do good and avoid evil"
  • Voice of conscience serves as the natural guide in making decisions
• Man's threefold natural inclination


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• Three determinants of moral action


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• Health care profession


  Acquired advanced specialized and systematic training and experience in the knowledge of health care
• Patient/client


  A person who is physically or mentally ill or who is undergoing treatment for physical or mental illness
• Health care professional and patient relationship

  • Must be built and promoted so that therapeutic interaction takes place smoothly toward a successful outcome
• Major components of the therapeutic interaction


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• Qualities of a good health care provider


  • Strong will and determination
  • Develops when motivation and cleared up and sufficient knowledge and acceptance of self and said profession
• Indicators of a clear motivation and determination

  • In harmony with his God-given talents, interest and resources, values, attitudes and needs
  • Decision is a product of reflective discernment and realization on the profession he has chosen
  • He has inner sense of peace and happiness with what he has chosen
• Indicators of pure and clear motivations

  • Pressing need of the person
  • Societal demands
  • Ancestral parental influences
• Service oriented


  • Essence in a profession: an occupation that is meant to be of service to humanity
• Types of wisdom


  • Intellectual wisdom
  • Emotional wisdom
  • Moral wisdom
  • Clinical wisdom
• Intellectual wisdom


  Ability to critically and apply knowledge in a way that leads to positive outcomes
• Emotional wisdom


  Recognizing and responding appropriately to emotions such as fear, anger, sadness, or joy
• Moral wisdom


  Ability to understand the nature of the self and the responsibilities to others. Values include honesty, kindness, compassion, generosity, fairness
• Clinical wisdom


  Appropriate use of data, information, and knowledge in making decisions and implementing nursing actions. Ability to integrate data, information, and knowledge with professional values when managing specific human problems