Pettersen (2011) the autonomous relation a father would have with their child. The ethics of care would define self through interpersonal relations rather than autonomous interactions. Pettersen (2011) broadens the concept of care as an ethical theory, as having the capability to alter the approach of how personal and professional conduct is valued. The author takes a global view with the suggestion that public policy, international relations, and world issues can be assessed through the lens of care. According to Kittay (2011) people take the viewpoint that the ethics of care engages in the pursuit of maintaining and cultivating tangible relationships, which responds to the needs of others. Held (2005) suggests that social justice can be …show more content…
Held (2005) suggests that there is a collective commitment to care of others. Individuals put themselves in a secondary role to benefit and promote the well-being of others. There is an emphasis on practice and value. Pettersen (2011) and Held (2005) contend that the ethics of care recognizes that the caregiver must also protect themselves while promoting a cooperative relationship. The practice of care is done by expressing empathy and working on an attitude and standards which nurtures morally satisfactory …show more content…
There is not the same focus on compassion and emotions that would be found with the ethics of care. The authors conclude that the ethics of justice contain three concepts; “principles, purpose, and results” (p.126). Rawls (2009) agrees and adds that the major components of justice theory are equity, objectivity, and neutrality. The idea that justice should be fair to all those involved, which creates a system where there should be consistent ethical decisions appears to be a guiding concept of justice. Rawls (2009) would contend that through the theory of justice that there is a social contract. The theory values people as free, rational, and autonomous. The focus on the ethics of justice is on rights, laws, fairness, and equity. The terms of the contract would agree in principle that each person would act according to their own personal
Gillian also proposed the “Stages of the Ethics of Care” theory, which addresses what makes our actions right or wrong. Gillian’s theory focused on care-based morality and justice-based morality. Care-based morality is based on the following concepts:
Philando Castile was driving in his car with his girlfriend on the road in Minnesota when he was stopped by a police officer. It was meant to be a routine stop for a broken taillight, but things went horribly wrong. He was licensed to carry a firearm and told the police officer as much when he approached. However, according to the girlfriend’s statement, the police officer shot him as he was reaching for his driving license. He was shot four times and bled out from his injuries while the police watched. The incident added to the tensions that have been building up regarding how people of color are treated by police officers. Mr. Castile was shot in spite of not drawing a weapon and the officers on the scene did not try to keep him alive even as he was alive for a few more minutes; as the video shows. Activists saw the action as
This essay will focus on one of these principles which support service users in having a voice and being heard. It will show why it is important for care workers to give services users the opportunity to have a voice and communicate their views and preferences together with the ability to convey their fears and concerns without being judged or discriminated against.
There are many ethical problems, with the description of the Westwood Imaging Centers in the case study. The first problem with the physicians prescribing the particular studies because they will profit from the studies. Are the studies ordered for diagnostic purposes or because there is financial benefit to the ordering physician?. I would argue that will most physicians are ethical, but it the threshold for ordering a study maybe different when there is a financial interest. The second issue is that studies have found that physician in partnerships of this type may over utilize the services. "Physicians’ ownership interests in facilities to which they refer patients constitute a conflict of interest. Their secondary interest (i.e., increased
Unlike other moral theories which focus on individual interests or universal interests, ethics of care focuses on the grey area between these two interests. Those who believe in the ethics of care theory seek to “preserve or promote an actual human relation between themselves and particular others” (Vaughn 65). This means that when solving a moral problem, a person who follows ethics of care, does what will best suit the well-being of the person they are caring for, while at the same time looking out for their own
Justice: to treat all the patients and staff members fairly, and equally distribute required resources as much as possible.
Nurses face various and exhaustive number of dilemmas and conflicts in their line of duty. Dilemma can come in various forms for a nurse, be it from family, colleagues and/or supervisors. To handle such situations, there have to be a framework of ethics and law that have to be considered before any decisions are made. According to (Hall, 1996, p.2), “Good nursing practice is good ethics is good law”. With this statement in mind, one can practice with confidence as what they do is within the guidelines of ethics and legal under the eyes of the law. An example of a dilemma in a clinical setting would be in the decision making process of a patient who is unconcious. Sometimes the physician would want the best for the patient but the family thinks otherwise or vice versa. This will be explored in the essay on the proper way to handle such dilemma faced by a nurse.
Over the course of one’s life people are faced with many different decisions. When deciding it is important to consider whether this action is morally right or wrong and what the outcome will be. The questions one may ask themselves in areas such as personal or social life, school or work, cultural or religion. There are many influences that can persuade one’s decision one of the most influential is the ability to care. “Care is a basic human capacity to recognize and respond to the needs of others and to moderate our behavior by appeal to the good or harm it might cause to others” (Sanchez, 2013, p. 2).
Virginia Held brings up many criticisms of traditional ethical theories in her essay. The ethics of care can be considered as a suitable substitution for other widely accepted ethical theories such as Kantian ethics. The ethics of care recognizes the importance of interpersonal relationships, especially those within the family unit. All people need care at some point during their life, be it at birth or old age. Caring for people that can not provide sufficient care for themselves is a fundamental part of a moral society. Ethical theories based on the importance of a rational and independent individual excludes the importance of interpersonal reliance.
In the medical ethics case study given to me, Justin is new nurse at a hospital and has become great help to the other employees but he makes mistakes often. When it comes to medical ethics, it is important to do what you know is morally correct. We all want to be good Christians and make the right decisions but sometimes those decisions will affect others negatively. We may not always act how we ought to but those decisions do affect who we are.
From earlier discussion of Held, “ethic of justice” attempted to make sense of morality from a rational standpoint. We regard moral agents with an impartial manner before developing general rules. This is an unfeasible approach, because we need to first construct theoretical moral agents that “hypothetically come into existence fully formed and independent of one another”(Held, p.325). In our current world, it is almost impossible to find an individual free from cultural or societal influence to model general moral principles after. “Ethic of Care”, however, accounts for our lives with worldly experiences. Held emphasized that we are creatures in social and sentimental context. Rather than being a de-relationed person. Our identity are formed by “the intermediate realm of family relations and relations of friendship”(Held, p.337). Due to its interconnected nature, “ethic of care” helps us conduct self-evaluation in a unique, absorbing fashion. In our society and culture, there exists a variety of ideas, rules and customs that we did not create. In this case, we evaluate ourselves by defining what we count as values from this variety. By focusing on the specifics of each situation and the emotional responses of each context, we have to reconsider our personal values before making decisions. This preserves both spontaneity and self-reflection as well as
and competence across all the domains of care.” Does it have a practical methodology behind it? Is it an appeal to pathos? It is difficult to thoroughly unpack all the Noddings has said about caring, but we can initiate our exploration of her concept by reading Maxine Greene's summary of the idea:
The ANA standards of professional performance help define nursing as a profession. Furthermore, it lays out the highest level of behavior that must be shown when becoming a Registered nurse. These levels of behavior consist of ethics, education, evidence-based practice quality of practice, and etc. This assignment will focus on the ethical behaviors that must be exhibited by professional nurses. Ethics provides the guide line for nurses’ behavior. Within ethics there are Ethical Principles. Ethical Principles: Autonomy and Justice. Autonomy focuses on the patient’s right to make decisions about matters that impact them. Justice is about treating people fairly. To further illustrate Standards of Professional Performance - Standard 7 Ethics
The aim of this essay is to identify ethical conflicts within a case scenario to propose and discuss the legal and ethical approaches in order to identify ethical differences, which can be achieved through the process of applying good codes of ethics and the correct principles in health care ethics (Ozolins & Grainger, 2015). In addition, it will be considered when it is relevant to apply some codes of conduct, and furthermore there will be an analysis of the national and international charters, and how they are related to the scope of general health application and professional health practice. Lastly, there will be an exploration of ethical theories that informs Professional health care practices (Australian Nursing Midwifery Council, 2008),
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring. This theory can be taken into account as one of the most philosophically complicated of existing nursing theories. The Theory of Human Caring, which has also been referred to as the Theory of Transpersonal Caring, is a middle – range explanatory theory. (Fawcett, 2000) The central point of which is on the human component of caring and actual encounter between the client and the caregiver.