7. SOURCES OF VALUES
This concept was taken from module 8 "ethical decision making", sub topic 2 "personal morals, beliefs and values".
Values are principles, standards or qualities that an individual or group of people hold in high regard. This values usually guides the way that people live their lives and make decisions. Values are those things which we hold very dear to ourselves and it forms the basis for reasons behind our actions. It is something that is of great worth to us.
According to M. Haralambos (2000), “a value is a belief that something is good and desirable”. For R.K. Mukherjee (1949) (a pioneer Indian sociologist who initiated the study of social values), “values are socially approved desires and goals that are internalized through the process of conditioning, learning or socialization and that become subjective preferences, standards and aspirations”.
Values may be specific or general. A specific value can be seen as in one's respect for his parents, in this case such a person have high respect for his parents and whenever anything touches his parents he will feel it badly. In fact he will prefer for such a thing to happen to him than to harm his parents because of the worth he places on them. A general value is seen in love for good …show more content…
It forms the basis for the decisions we make in the hospital. Our target in the clinic is to render effective and efficient care to our patients. Everyone is striving towards giving the best care. The tradition of the hospital is rendering best care to their patients so even if you come to the hospital with another notion you will have to adapt to the values of the hospital in order to fit well and avoid punishments. The orientations given when a nurse is employed starts up the early source of the values of the hospital. The matrons, supervisors, charge nurses and also fellow colleagues teaches newly employed staffs about the principles and standards of the
This concept was taken from module 8 "ethical decision making", sub topic 2 "personal morals, beliefs and values".
Values are principles, standards or qualities that an individual or group of people hold in high regard. This values usually guides the way that people live their lives and make decisions. Values are those things which we hold very dear to ourselves and it forms the basis for reasons behind our actions. It is something that is of great worth to us.
According to M. Haralambos (2000), “a value is a belief that something is good and desirable”. For R.K. Mukherjee (1949) (a pioneer Indian sociologist who initiated the study of social values), “values are socially approved desires and goals that are internalized through the process of conditioning, learning or socialization and that become subjective preferences, standards and aspirations”.
Values may be specific or general. A specific value can be seen as in one's respect for his parents, in this case such a person have high respect for his parents and whenever anything touches his parents he will feel it badly. In fact he will prefer for such a thing to happen to him than to harm his parents because of the worth he places on them. A general value is seen in love for good …show more content…
It forms the basis for the decisions we make in the hospital. Our target in the clinic is to render effective and efficient care to our patients. Everyone is striving towards giving the best care. The tradition of the hospital is rendering best care to their patients so even if you come to the hospital with another notion you will have to adapt to the values of the hospital in order to fit well and avoid punishments. The orientations given when a nurse is employed starts up the early source of the values of the hospital. The matrons, supervisors, charge nurses and also fellow colleagues teaches newly employed staffs about the principles and standards of the