This document provides an introduction to ethics and ethical principles for students in health and social care. It discusses why ethics are important and how they can help with decision making. It outlines several frameworks for ethical principles, including Beauchamp and Childress' four principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. It also discusses Rowson's F.A.I.R. framework involving fairness, respect for autonomy, integrity, and seeking beneficial outcomes with minimal harm. The document contrasts deontology and consequentialism as two main ethical theories. It provides learning outcomes and discusses how ethics relate to law, influences on ethics, and key concepts like veracity and fidelity.
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Contents
Introduction
Meaning and definitions of business ethics
Sources of business ethics
Characteristics of business ethics
Importance
Principles of business ethics
Introduction
Business is a part of society and its functions in the society.
It is the application of ethics to business.
It is the study of good and evil, right or wrong and just and unjust actions of businessmen.
Every business should be guided by ethics.
Ethics helps to survive and succeed their ventures.
Meaning and definition
It refers to the “moral principles which are considered right by the society.
It is the study of morality.
These are the moral principles and rules of conduct which govern and guide the activities of business.
According to David Fritzsche, “it is the process of evaluating decisions, either pre or post, with respect to the moral standards of society’s culture”.
The institute of global ethics defines, “the term ethics as obedience to the unforceable”.
Sources of business ethics
Religion
Culture experience
Legal system
Characteristics/features of business ethics
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1. Faculty of Health and Social Care
Introduction to Ethics & Ethical
Principles
David Stonehouse
Senior Lecturer
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2. Why Study Ethics?
■ Ethics are involved in everything.
■ To understand why some choices
have been made against others.
■ Helps us to choice right from wrong
(but who decides what‟s right and
what‟s wrong?)
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3. Ethics Helps Decision Making
■ Everyday we are faced with making decisions.
Sometimes these decisions are clear cut and
there is only one choice to be made. At other
times we are faced with a range of options, many
of which may seem equally valid or equally
unsatisfactory (Stonehouse, 2012).
■ Therefore by applying ethical thinking will assist
us in making a better choice.
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4. Learning Outcomes
The Student will be able to
■ Discuss what ethics are and why they are
important.
■ Examine the main ethical theories and
principles.
■ Start to apply ethical decision making to their
own practice.
■ Start to think about how to apply these to the
exam scenario.
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5. What Do We Mean By The
term Ethics?
■ Ethics is a process of reflection
(Berglund, 2007).
■ It‟s aim is to challenge our thoughts
and actions (Hugman, 2005).
■ Ethics looks at how we “behave and
function within society” (Thompson et
al, 2006:36).
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6. Ethics are very personal.
■ It is about how you live your life in
relation to others.
■ It‟s about the choices you make and
why.
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7. Who Influences Ethics In
Our Lives
■ Family ■ Work Place
■ Friends ■ Professional
■ Community/Society Bodies/Codes of
■ Education Conduct
■ Religion/Spirituality ■ Politics/Laws
■ Role Models ■ Ourselves
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8. Law & Ethics/Ethics & Law
■ Law is the law!!!
■ The ethics of a society should influence
the laws that that society makes.
■ Ethics over time should change laws.
■ However the law is always the law no
matter what your ethical beliefs are and
must be followed.
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9. Beauchamp and Childress (2009)
developed four Ethical Principles.
■ Respect for Autonomy
■ Beneficence
■ Non-maleficence
■ Justice
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10. Respect for Autonomy
■ Autonomy can be defined as „”self-rule
with no control, undue influence or
interference from other” (Griffith and
Tengnah, 2010:29).
■ It is about respecting other peoples
wishes and supporting them in their
decisions (Beauchamp and Childress,
2009).
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11. Beneficence
■ This can be defined as “the principle of
doing good and providing care to others”
(Berglund, 2007:12).
■ Promotion of well-being (Edwards, 2009).
■ As employees are we properly trained and
competent to carry out the tasks we are
providing to our
children/families/clients/customers? Do we
always follow policies and procedures.
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12. Non-maleficence
■ “obligation not to inflict harm on
others” (Beauchamp and Childress,
2009:149).
■ Goes hand in hand with
beneficence.
■ However, do we sometimes cause
short term harm for long term good?
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13. Justice
■ Simply defined as “equal treatment of
equal cases” (Hendrick. 2004:7).
■ Treating everyone the same.
■ However, some people need to be
treated differently if they require special
care over and above what other people
may need.
■ Justice is about meeting everyone‟s
individual needs fairly.
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14. Rowson (2006) Ethical
Framework F.A.I.R.
1. Fairness
2. Respect for Autonomy
3. Integrity
4. Seeking the most beneficial and
least harmful consequences, or
Results
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15. 1. Fairness
■ Linked to the idea of justice.
■ Providing benefits
- Social welfare, education,
healthcare, protection, opportunities
■ Distributing burdens
- Exclusions of benefits, allocation of
responsibilities.
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16. 2. Respect For Autonomy
Professional should
■ Not prevent people from carrying out decisions
they make for themselves about:
- What they ought to do
- What they will do
- What should be done to them
- What should be done with information about
them
■ Enable others to make autonomous decisions.
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17. 3. Integrity
Acting with professional integrity means
That one‟s actions are the same as your
professional values.
For example maintaining confidentiality,
working in some ones best interests.
Simply put, it is when what you do
matches what you believe.
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18. 4. Seeking the most beneficial
and least harmful
consequences, or Results
Two Aims.
1. Producing as many benefits as
possible
2. Avoiding causing, or preventing, as
much harm as possible.
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19. Two more concepts which are
not linked to either ethical
framework but which are
important are the ideas of
■Veracity &
■Fidelity
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20. Veracity
■ It is concerned with being open, honest and truthful
with people (Berglund, 2007).
■ It is also the accurate transfer of information in a way
that is suitable for the individual to understand
(Edwards, 2009).
■ “This is not always an easy principle to maintain
when you are asked difficult questions or your
answer may be distressing” (Stonehouse,
2012:250).
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21. Fidelity
Is the relationship that exists between individuals.
Fidelity is about
■ Being Faithful
■ Keeping promises
■ Always doing what is right
■ Being trust worthy
■ Confidential
■ Showing respect and dignity
■ Respecting autonomy
■ Acting in their best interest
(Stonehouse, 2012)
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22. Aside from these two sets
of ethical principles there
are two main ethical
theories.
■ Deontology
■ Consequentialism
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23. Deontology
■ The rightness or wrongness of any
act depends on whether the person
has followed their duty regardless of
the consequences.
■ More concerned with motive than
results. Actions are good or bad in
advance of their performance.
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24. Consequentialism
■ The rightness or wrongness of any act is
judged in relation to its consequences.
■ Only concerned with results.
■ The same act may be good or bad in
different circumstances.
■ The aim is to produce the greatest good
for the greatest number.
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25. For the ethical part of your
Exam!!!
Choose EITHER
Beauchamp and Childress (2009)
four ethical Principles
OR
Rowson (2006) F.A.I.R. Ethical
Framework.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO BOTH
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26. Bibliography
Beauchamp, T. And Childress, J. (2009) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Sixth
Edition. Oxford University Press: Oxford.
Berglund, C. (2007) Ethics For Health Care. Third Edition. Oxford University
Press: Oxford.
Edwards, S.D. (2009) Nursing Ethics: A Principle-Based Approach. Second
Edition. Palgrave Macmillan: Hampshire.
Griffith, R. And Tengnah, C. (2010) Law and Professional Issues in Nursing.
Second Edition. Learning Matters: Exeter.
Hendrick, J. (2004) Law And Ethics: Foundations In Nursing And Health Care.
Nelson Thornes: Cheltenham.
Hugman, R. (2005) New Approaches In Ethics For The Caring Professions.
Palgrave Macmillan: Hampshire.
Rowson, R. (2006) Working Ethics: How To Be Fair In A Culturally Complex
World. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Stonehouse, D. (2012) The Support Workers‟s Guide To Ethical Practice.
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants. May Vol. 06 No. 05.
Thompson, I. E; Melia, K. M; Boyd, K. M; and Horsburgh, D. (2006) Nursing
Ethics. Fifth Edition. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier: London.
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