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
4.Find inner peace
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
1.Learn to face reality
2.Build character
3.Practice makes
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

change.If you cannot change your
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:
1.Reliability
2.Character
3.Duty sense
4.Loyality
5.Integrity
6.Caring
7.Empathy
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