{"title":"Values: a guiding force.","authors":"D A Raines","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article discusses the concept of values and the roles of values in the ethical decision-making process. The acquisition of values and the role of different types of values are explored. A model is presented to illustrate the nature of values as a guide to behavior. Finally, the role and impact of the individual values systems of health care professionals and patients are identified as essential ingredients in the resolution of ethical dilemmas.</p>","PeriodicalId":79429,"journal":{"name":"AWHONN's clinical issues in perinatal and women's health nursing","volume":"4 4","pages":"533-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"AWHONN's clinical issues in perinatal and women's health nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article discusses the concept of values and the roles of values in the ethical decision-making process. The acquisition of values and the role of different types of values are explored. A model is presented to illustrate the nature of values as a guide to behavior. Finally, the role and impact of the individual values systems of health care professionals and patients are identified as essential ingredients in the resolution of ethical dilemmas.