Personal Values and Moral Integrity_Katelynn Sheline
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Personal Values and Moral Integrity Katelynn Sheline
College of Science in Healthcare Administration
HLT-305: Legal and Ethical Principles In Healthcare
Shawn Buhrow
March 17, 2024
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Personal Values and Moral Integrity Before making choices and decisions in life it is common for most individuals to not only weigh out how the outcome will affect themselves, but also those around them. This is typically where values and morals come into play the most within day-to-day life. Values are more of an individual standard that everyone chooses and sets for themselves. It is what they believe and what helps to develop their character. Values are more of an outlook of what you see and feel as right or wrong independently. Individuals may have different opinions on a specific value compared to the next person. Whereas morals are more of a broader group consensus. Morals are
larger issues or choices that are deemed as right and wrong. Values typically tend to only affect the person who is thinking or believing this to be true to them. Morals on the other hand tend to have a larger impact on groups of individuals rather than just oneself. Seeing as how values are more of an individually built idea and belief, it is commonly understood that exposure to life and events throughout an individual's journey will help to set their values and beliefs. For instance, a child who has gone through the foster care system may have a stronger sense of value to appreciate and spend time with the family that they do have. Opposed to a child that has always had their family close and around them their whole life. These two individuals have different experiences in their lives that have shaped them to think and value different things within their selves. Your values may change as you grow older due to the different things you may experience throughout life. However, we all do not live the same life and experience the same things, therefore our values may never be fully the same as others around us. When it comes to morals, these are more cultural ideas and teachings or right and 2
wrong. Different cultures may have different ideas of what is deemed right and wrong in their worlds. Therefore, we are taught throughout our lives, what is to be deemed as culturally acceptable and unacceptable. We learn our morals through teachings and our surroundings. Morals, values, and overall ethics are influenced and taught through religion, culture, traditions, and life experiences.
An individual's personal beliefs can play a large part in how they see and act within the world. Everyone’s personal beliefs will not be the same therefore we all see the world in different ways. The way that we perceive the world can also play a large part in how we interact with it and the choices we make day to day. Worldview is part of ‘global meaning’, a basic set of
beliefs and goals that guide how people give meaning to their lives” (
Mathieu, R. (2016). Therefore, if someone is to deem something as strong and important to them and their life, it does not mean it will be that way for the next individual. Individuals will make decisions that affect them every day based on their own beliefs and values. Our own beliefs shape us into our characters throughout our lives. While our beliefs may change throughout our lives, it does not mean we will ever have the same beliefs as everyone around us. In a way, this helps to set everyone apart from the next person. Whether it is the way they see the world or the choices they
make. Our beliefs play a large role in the ideas and outcomes of our lives.
Cultural values and personal traditions help individuals understand what is deemed as right and wrong from a societal standpoint. Not all cultures are the same therefore there are a variety of different social norms based on where an individual may be. Meaning we will not all have the same cultural worldview perspectives. Our cultures and values give us different ideas that help to
find meaning and understanding of conflicts within our lives. Therefore, also shows individuals different ways and ideas to help achieve and believe in their own goals and ideas throughout 3
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their lives. Different cultures may tackle the same conflict or issue differently. (Michell, L. (2024,). This means not everyone will think to solve or look at an issue the same way as the next person. Cultural ideas and aspects encourage us to look at situations and choose what fits best with societal norms. However, this does not mean we will all come to the same conclusion to solve the issue. When applying ethics within healthcare, it is important to respect and understand that every individual will not be the same. Individuals will make choices every day in healthcare based on their morals and what they deem as good. This however may vary from individual to individual (
Goethals, S). However, at times it can be important to understand you may need to set what you deem as morally correct to the side and choose what is in the best interest of the patient. This also applies to ethical dilemmas within healthcare. As discussed previously, we know that not all
cultures are the same. It is important to put yourself in someone else shoes and respect what is their cultural and ethical best interest. While not everyone may agree with the same idea, it is an important factor to weigh in when providing care for others. We may not all think or act in the same way, but we can respect each other's differences and provide others with what they need. Integrity, accountability, and ethical behavior are all very important principles to apply while
working in healthcare. When providing patients with care, providers are obligated to provide the best care possible to the patient. While providing care, they also need to keep any information the patient shares with them confidential. When practicing these principles in healthcare, we are providing a patient with a sense of trust in their provider (Health Care Ethics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, n.d.). This in return develops healthy patient and provider relationships and also provides the patient with the proper care they are seeking. If individuals are not practicing these important principles, then patients may not be as open to the care they 4
require and why they need it. This in return does not provide a positive provider and patient relationship and can put a patient's healthcare needs in jeopardy. 5
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