MORALs, Values
and Ethics
MORALS
• Morals/ morality is concerned with the principles of
right and wrong in human behavior, mostly based on
one’s conscience.
• A thought, word or action is considered to be morally
good if it agrees with the general perception of what is
right and what is wrong.
• However, morals always stand for goodness and it
promotes acceptable behavior of individuals
MORALS
WHAT ARE VALUES ???
• Values
– Personal beliefs about truth and worth of
behaviors, thought, objects
• Beliefs
– Interpretations or conclusion that one accepts as
true
VALUES
Values are the criteria for
determining good and bad,
fair and unfair.
• Ethics
– System of moral principles governing behaviors
and relationships
– Standards of right and wrong
• Morality
– Private, personal standards of right and wrong
• Laws reflect moral values of society
• Nurses have ethical responsibility to be client
advocates
Often morals and values contribute
to ethics. Therefore we can
state that morals + values = ethics.
INTEGRITY
Integrity is the practice of being honest and showing
a consistent and uncompromising adherence to
strong moral and ethical principles and values.
In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and
truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions.
CIVIC
VIRTUE
Civic comes from the Latin
word
“civitas”
which means
“civilized” or livingin
a city.
Virtue comes from the Latin
word
“virtus”
which means being
“moral” or “good”.
SO. . .
“CIVIC VIRTUE” IS
Civic virtue is the harvesting of habits important
for the success of the community.
Civic virtue is often conceived as the dedication
of citizens to the common welfare of their
community even at the cost of their individual
interests.
RESPECT
FOR
OTHERS
RESPECT DEFINITION:
Showing high regard for self,
others, and property.
Respect “The Golden Rule”
Treating
others the way you
would want to be treated.
TO PRACTICE RESPECT
Treat others like you want to be treated
Accept differences
Be fair
Be polite with others
Use the words like please, thank you
etc
LIVING PEACEFULLY
Purpose of living is to be peaceful and happy
Pease of mind or happiness of mind is where
there is no violence
HOW TO LIVE IN PEACE
1. Seek to love, not control others
2. be Tolerant
3. Be peaceful
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5. Live in joy
6. Broaden your understanding of
peace
COURAGE
COURAGE IN ETHICS
It is strength to face pain or grief
Courage EMPOWERS a person
Courage is a state of mind which
accepts losses without loosing
heart
COURAGE
IS…
It is also about being able to face
uncomfortable situations.
Challenging yourself to try
something new.
DEVELOP COURAGE
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things permanent
Courage is
not to DIE
but to LIVE!
CARING
Attentiveness:
recognition of others needs in order to respond to them
Responsibility:
In order to care, we must take it upon ourselves, thus
responsibility
Competence:
Competence is the ability of an individual
to do a job properly
Responsiveness: Responsiveness
means "being able to react quickly,"
VALUING TIME
A fraction of time cannot be bought
by a “TON OF GOLD”
You cannot steel it.
Time does not come and go away.
GO AHEAD WITH
PLANNING:
Steps to follow:
Start your day with a piece of
paper
Pen down your work
Execute the plan
One at a time
Plan your calls, Emails & Fax
Do not have a long plan
PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination means postponing work
Time is lost
So never postpone work
“ It is impossible to process without
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mind, you cannot change anything”
COOPERATION
- the action or process of
working together for a common
purpose or benefit
COMMITMENT is an
agreement or
promise to do (or not
to do) something in
the future
What benefits can you obtain (in the near future) from
being a committed student in the Professional Ethics
subject?
COMMITMENT
Commitment leads to
trust. Commitments means:
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CHARACTER
People are not born with a character
It is a learning behaviour
We should be trained to build the
good character
BUILDING GOOD
CHARACTER
There are rules that help us in our daily living. These
rules are the ground for a good behavior.
● Caring
● Citizenship
● Fairness
● Respect
● Responsibility
● Trustworthiness
EMPATHY
WHAT IS IT?
Empathy is the ability to both
recognize and understand the
feelings, thoughts, needs and
behaviours of others.
People with Empathy Would Say…
Empathy Builders:
• “You look upset.”
• “I understand how you feel.”
• “I am sad that you are hurt.”
• “I bet it hurts a lot. How can I
help?”
• “Good try!”
• “That must have been difficult for you.”
• “I am happy for you!”
SELF
CONFIDENCE
REMOVE NEGATIVE
THOUGHTS
!
HOW TOIMPROVE SELF
CONFIDENCE
SPIRITUAL NEEDS
•Need for
• LOVE FULLNESS OF LIFE
• HOPE VALUES
• TRUST CREATIVITY
• CONNECTING WITH
FORGIVENESS HIGHER POWER
BEING
BELONGING TO
RESPECTED & A COMMUNITY
VALUED
CHARACTERISTICS OF
SPIRITUAL
Sense of inner peace
Appreciation for unity and diversity
Humor
Capacity for unconditional love
