Nursing 2220A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Mental Health Nurse, Pearson Education, Health Promotion

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 2220A/B
• Professor: David Reid

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Reading #1 peter, e. , sweatman, l. , & carlin, k. (2016). Ethics refers to the norms, values, beliefs, and moral principles that guide human conduct and describe what is good or bad and what ought to or ought not to be done. Bioethics refers to the study of ethical issues that arise related to health and health care. Social justice the fair distri(cid:271)utio(cid:374) of so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s (cid:271)e(cid:374)efits, respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilities, a(cid:374)d their consequences [recognizing inequities and taking action] tries to attain: civil rights, poverty reduction, and ethical practice etc. Health promotion: ethical implications : chn"s (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:272)ause populatio(cid:374) to (cid:272)o(cid:374)for(cid:373) to so(cid:272)ial (cid:374)or(cid:373)s through health pro(cid:373)otio(cid:374) strategies and can become agents of social control and medicalization, ex. Social control: refers to the social processes by which the behaviour of individuals or a group is regulated: ex. Important to remember that health promotion strategies often restrict the liberty of individuals thereby restricting choice and autonomy.