The Ethics And Social Welfare

People from all walks of life face many ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have consequences. Our worldview determines how we deal with these dilemmas, and guides us to the right decisions. In this essay, I will examine an ethical issues through my Christian worldview. I will also present other viewpoints, and compare them to mine.

Overall, deontology is based upon not just by following universal rules or performing what is ought to do, but by respecting human beings as rational beings as well. Deontology judges the ethical motive of an action not by its consequences, merely by the reasoning behind it.

Nurses rely on personal knowledge and their professional skills to provide ethical care (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). In everyday practice, nurses must balance the needs of their patients against those of the organization, society and themselves. They strive to deliver the highest level of care for patients, but adjusting for limited organizational and personal resources often requires difficult decisions. This paper explores the following scenario suggested by Maville and Huerta: “You are a nurse providing home care to a mother, and you suspect child abuse after observing the mother’s reaction to her child” (as cited by Arizona State University, 2014). When faced with a moral dilemma, a competent nurse incorporates ethical, bioethical and legal considerations. In the proposed story, incorporating the nursing ethics of advocacy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and collaboration will guide the nurse towards an appropriate and legal course of action.

Deontological ethics is sometimes called duty-based ethics, which is a branch of ethics that believes people's actions should be based on rules about right and wrong. People who subscribe to deontological ethics believe that actions should be taken or not taken based on these rules about right and wrong (Mohn, E. 2016). A Deontologist looks at the reason that the act is done rather than looking at the consequences (Mossser, 2013).

In Ruggiero’s book, Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues, he explains that there are three basic criteria for making ethical decision and aiding in moral actions. A moral action is, “one that demonstrates respect for persons by honoring the relevant obligations and ideals and by producing favorable consequences.” (Ruggiero, 81) The three basic criteria are obligations, the moral ideals and consequences. Ruggiero believes that when making a decision, one should first understand the details. Second, one needs to understand the obligations, the moral ideal and the consequences of his or her action. We will furthermore go into each criterion

Choices define what being a human is. How a person reacts to decision making, reflects the character and personality that a person possesses. Deciding the appropriate action for a tremendously difficult situation always results in one party disagreeing with the route taken. In the short story “Bread” a young girl with very limited life experience is forced to make a decision that could impact the life of her young sister. The article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” depicts several strategies for making ethical decisions that could be applied to this situation. The virtue approach alongside the utilitarian approach could be applied to this specific situation.

My chosen area of strength for the ethical reasoning portion of this paper is beneficence. This form of reasoning can be utilized to most effectively address the given scenario by remembering to do good for our clients. This particular scenario did not discuss treatment options therefore I would like to address that this scenario can benefit from having an occupational therapist work with Mrs. L, for example. If I were the assigned occupational therapist (five years from now) I will be able to use my knowledge base to give Mrs. L a safe and reliable occupational service which will enriched her life. My chosen area of strength for the professional behavior portion is interpersonal reasoning. Again, I did not note that Mrs. L received treatment

Deontology is the study of the nature of duty and obligation. It comes from the Greek word “deon” that means duty. Deontology ethics is the views of moral that make decisions. It is the ethics that focuses whether actions are right or wrong themselves, but not the right or wrong of the consequences of those actions. An example of deontology is the action of killing someone, even if it was in self-defense, is wrong by moral standard.

Following material from Harrison (2007), this critique focuses on implications for ethics and social welfare with particular focus on a male, Tom who has been attending sessions with his social worker after being referred for assistance. Issues range from being profoundly deaf, severe facial disfigurement, epilepsy, severe alcohol dependence and limited communication skills.

However, there exists instances or situations where it becomes contradicting for an individual to chose between acting out of one’s sense of duty and avoiding the impact of acting out on the same. In an ethical perspective, the choice can either be termed as either right

Deontology is an ethical theory that utilizes rules to differentiate between right and wrong. Deontology is often identified with philosopher Immanuel Kant. Kant believed that ethical actions follow universal moral laws, such as “Don’t lie. Don’t steal. Don’t cheat.”

In conclusion, utilitarianism proposes that an individual should at all times calculate the benefits that would come from his/her engaging in any action to ascertain the importance and benefits of the end result and therefore one should engage in that which leads to the achievement of maximum or the greatest pleasure and for the highest number of times. According to Bentham therefore, there are definite rules and codes that define an propose ways in which an individual must try to do in each and every action he engages in and every situation to ensure that such action benefits a maximum number of people. Bentham proposed the hedonic calculus that should be adopted and used by all people in the society before they are able to make a decision on the utility associated with every particular action.

In the above examples of events that have led to serious chronicling to human rights

Deontological ethics is the view that “the elucidation of a morality that is necessary, obligatory, and unconditional, irrespective of conditions or consequences” (Livingston 261). In his Letter From a Birmingham Jail, the late

The term "deontology" comes from the Greek word meaning duty ("Business Ethics: Kantian Ethics (Deontology)," 2005). Therefore, deontological ethics refers to the moral duty to act a certain way. Deontological ethics are the opposite of consequentialist ethics, which suggest that an act is morally justified if no harm is done. In other words, deontological ethics suggest that an act can be judged according to rules of right versus wrong, as opposed to judging the outcomes of the act.