Attitudes, beliefs, values

values

-strong beliefs and attitudes about the worth of a thought, idea, object or course of action

sources of values

-personal: culture, religion

-professional: accountability, altruism, compassion/caring etc

moral sensitivity

-the ability to analyze a situation and come to a moral decision

attitudes

-emotions/sentiments toward individuals or groups that strongly predict behaviors

-may be favorable or unfavorable

stigma

-powerful negative belief about the lack of someone's or something's value

prejudice

-negative perception toward an individual bc they belong to a ground which negative qualities have been assigned, leading to invalid assumptions

discrimination in health care

-pt blaming

-culture

-gender

-age

-HIV/AIDS

-mental illness

-obesity

-substance abuse

-disability

cross professional biases/barriers to effective teamwork in healthcare

-professional egocentrism/professional ethnocentrism

-communication issues

-personal biases

for a team to be effective

-all members must trust each other

-needs group identity

-need to believe that they're more effective working together than individually

-members need to believe that each member is competent

for team success

-recognize each other's strengths

-work together for a common goal

-info should be obtained from all involved

-good communication

-be sensitive to others and support each other

-listen