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World Dictionary, 1990) - Values, Then, Are Judgments About The Importance or

Values are freely chosen beliefs about what is important or worthwhile. They guide behavior and help people make choices. Values are influenced by a person's culture, religion, family and peers. They form the basis for purposeful behavior, as choices are made according to one's values. Once a person is aware of their values, they act as an internal control and are shown through consistent patterns of behavior. Nurses have values of service, dignity, worth, education, and autonomy. They must understand their own values related to moral issues and use ethical reasoning to explain their positions, while also accepting a client's values.

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World Dictionary, 1990) - Values, Then, Are Judgments About The Importance or

Values are freely chosen beliefs about what is important or worthwhile. They guide behavior and help people make choices. Values are influenced by a person's culture, religion, family and peers. They form the basis for purposeful behavior, as choices are made according to one's values. Once a person is aware of their values, they act as an internal control and are shown through consistent patterns of behavior. Nurses have values of service, dignity, worth, education, and autonomy. They must understand their own values related to moral issues and use ethical reasoning to explain their positions, while also accepting a client's values.

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VALUES

The dictionary defines values as the “estimated or appraised worth of something, or


that quality of a thing that makes it more or less desirable, useful’’(Webster’s New
World Dictionary, 1990). Values, then, are judgments about the importance or
unimportance of objects, ideas, attitudes, and attributes. They become a part of a
person’s conscience and worldview. Values provide a frame of reference and act as
pilots to guide behaviors and assist people in making choices.

Values, Morals, & Ethics

• Values: are freely chosen, enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of
a person, object, idea, or action (e.g. freedom, family, honesty, hard work).
• Values frequently derive from a person’s cultural, ethnic, and religious
background; from societal traditions; and from the values held by peer group and
family.
• Values form a basic for Behaviour “purposive Behaviour”; The purposive
behavior is based on a person’s decisions/choices, and these decisions/choices are
based on the person’s underlying values.
• Values are learned and are greatly influenced by a person’s sociocultural
environment (e.g. demonstrate honesty, folk healer, observation and experience)
• People need societal values to feel accepted, and they need personal values to
produce a sense of individuality.
• Professional values often reflect and expand on personal values
• Once a person becomes aware of his/her values, they become an internal control
for behavior, thus, a person’s real values are manifested in consistent pattern of
behavior
• Watson (1981) outlined 4 important values of nursing:
• Strong commitment to service
• Belief in the dignity and worth of each person
• Commitment to education
• Autonomy
• Nurses often need to behave in a value-natural way (i.e. being nonjudgmental)
• Nurses need to understand their own values related to moral matters and to use
ethical reasoning to determine and explain their moral positions.
• Moral principles are also important, otherwise, they may give emotional responses
which often are not helpful.
• Although nurses cannot and should not ignore or deny their own and the
profession’s values, they need to be able to accept a client’s values and beliefs
rather than assume their own are the “right ones”

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