Ethics of care

According to Nickels, J. McHugh, and S. McHugh (2014), ethics are “society’s accepted standards of moral behavior, that is, behaviors accepted by society as right rather than wrong” (p.92). This implies that ethics go beyond what is legal or illegal and address a much broader issue. The ethical orientation questionnaire in Figure 4.1 in our textbook asks a couple of questions to determine whether a person relies more on ethics of care or ethics of justice. Principles such as authority, fairness, equality, and justice are the basis of an ethic of justice, whereas an ethic of care relies on a sense of responsibility to reduce suffering and harm (White, 1996). After taking the test, my score showed that I rely more on an ethic of justice when…

Discussion of Ethics of Care and Ethics of Justice Nursing ethics are the codes of conduct or standards that are designed to suit the obligations and responsibilities of the nurses (Tsitsis, 2014). Nurses provide services with reverence for human dignity despite their social status, nationality, religion, and other factors that may bring partiality to the care (ethic of justice) (Schminke, Arnaud, & Taylor, 2015). In addition, when care is…

Define the Ethics of Care Ethics of care are also called care ethics, it is a feminist philosophical perspective that uses a relation and context approach toward morality and decision making. The term itself “ethics of care” refers to two ideas that concern the nature of morality and the normative ethical theory. According to David Hume, contended that morality is founded upon and rooted in feelings on matters of morality, “that which renders morality an active virtue.” Which depends on…

Care, defined from Webster dictionary, are the things that are done to keep someone healthy, or safe. The ethics of care understands that caring for a person depends on interpersonal connections and the morally concerned person so it does change from person to person. The ethics of care does not reflect traits from deontology and has persuasive qualities but also an irreparable defect. The ethics of care allows people to show empathy for whom they choose to and gives leeway for humanity to be…

Utilitarianism and the Ethics of Care are differ greatly in their origins which dramatically affected how the systems deal with moral problems facing society; this is especially true with the Ethics of Care as it is considerably more “modern” when compared to the more traditional system of Utilitarianism. This traditional and duty driven system of producing the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people versus the compassion and empathy fueled understanding is the center of how ethics…

Care Ethics is a combination of virtue and role ethics that promotes the importance of relationships, especially those that are interpersonal, that give guidance to living a moral life. In Care Ethics, a moral person is one who gives care to those that are dependent because caregiving involves some sort of sacrifice. There has to be a balance so that it does not interfere with self-care. For example, Gilligan says that a “moral person is one who helps others; goodness is service, meeting one’s…

After looking back on my week through the lense of care ethics, I feel that I had a pretty successful week. While I had a couple of different networks throughout the week that I cared for, I still feel like using care ethics was possible. However, I never truly will know how successful I was due to the difficulty of defining what caring is. For the purpose of this paper, I am going to assume that I was concerned or I took interest in helping them and that they needed it. While this is a rather…

As the law ends, ethics begins its course. In the healthcare system, law and clinical ethics are disciplines that have related concepts with unique parameters and a separate focus (Atkins, De Lacey, and Britton 2014). To better understand the role of law and ethics in healthcare and their overlapping responsibility and influence in the Australian healthcare system, an analysis will discuss a case study involving an ethical dilemma. Various relevant legal issues, ethical principles, and theories…

The ethics of care perspective centers on feelings, relationships and individual needs, all of which nurses rely on to enhance their practices and respond to the needs of their patients. Nursing practice separates itself from other practices by virtue of its attitude of ‘caring.’ This universal requirement is met through its commitment to others. “Caring about another person involves an attitude, feeling, or state of mind that is directed towards another’s situation through a relationship with…

A Moral Theory makes an action right and wrong. Utilitarianism(Mill), Deontology(Kant), Virtue Ethics( Aristotle), and Care Ethics (Held) are some of the moral theories introduced by ancient great philosophers. These principles or theories are used in resolving difficulties and making the moral decisions. Mill introduced an idea of Utilitarianism, the moral worth of an action based on its consequences. Immanuel Kant’s theory of Deontology is the moral worth of an action determined by the…